Colorado University (General Dynamics) X-BW Devil Ray

[seruriermarshal]

any information about this ?

 

[seruriermarshal]

maybe a new UAV

 

[sublight]

? ? ?
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,10976.0/nowap.html

 

[Stargazer]

any information about this ?

Sure.

Colorado University X-BW Devil Ray

Type
Experimental tactical UAV.

Development
Sponsored since October 2000 by General Dynamics, the X-BW (Experimental Box Wing) Devil Ray is a small-scale TUAV built as a vehicle for flight testing various UAV payloads under development by that company. It was inaugurated by Colorado University in March 2000 as a UCAV feasibility testbed, with particular regard to remote payload delivery and autonomous operation. A one-tenth-scale model was tested in the Kansas University wind tunnel in November 2000, shortly after construction of the flying prototype had begun. Taxi trials began on 7 December 2001, and the first flight was made on 15 April 2002 from the El Mirage dry lakebeds in California. This aircraft was unfortunately destroyed in a crash two days later, but a second prototype was later completed and flown. A full-size Devil Ray was seen by its designers as a concept for a multirole naval UAV, similar in size to the S-3 Viking and undertaking such missions as reconnaissance, EW, ASW, SEAD and light strike. Weapons could be carried both internally and on external hardpoints.


Source:
http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicles-and-Targets/Colorado-University-X-BW-Devil-Ray-United-States.html

 

[Stargazer]

Here is why the Devil Ray (codename "Ginger" at Colorado University) has not been seen much:

"April 15-17, 2002 - Flight testing of the X-BW Devil Ray, El Mirage dry lakebeds, California. On April 17, the XBW Devil Ray crashed and was destroyed."

A lot more on the whole TUAV project can be seen here:http://www.colorado.edu/ASEN/UCAV/

 

[seruriermarshal]

Where are second prototype ?