Boeing Phantom Ray UAV to ride to Edwards AFB on NASA 747

[Rob Silliman]

Boeing's Phantom Ray UAV may be in transit today from St Louis to Edwards.  On the back of one of NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

Boeing press release about the move - http://www.boeing.com/Features/2010/12/bds_phantom_ray_12_10_10.html

AvWeek announcement w/ photoshop goodness - http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/aviation_week/on_space_and_technology/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog:a68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9cPost:13b49cad-c889-4a37-9734-d776b38a3d3f

(the joys of carbon fiber fuselages - you can't detach the wings to transport the aircraft INSIDE of a transport)

[Rob Silliman]

So-so video of the Phantom Ray/NASA 747 arriving at Edwards.

http://defensetech.org/2011/01/11/video-stealthy-uav-hitches-a-ride-on-747/