ON THE COVER BOEING FRONTIERS / APRIL 2013 03 FSC LOGO 16 EYE FOR SUCCESS When Boeing’s unmanned, liquid hydrogen– powered Phantom Eye completed a successful second test flight in late February over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., it was testament to the work of a “One Boeing” team—including experts from the company’s F/A-18 Super Hornet program—that redesigned the aircraft’s landing gear system. This Frontiers photo essay captures the exacting preparation and teamwork that made the second flight of Phantom Eye successful, with the unmanned craft reaching an altitude of more than 8,000 feet (2,400 meters). COVER: PHANTOM EYE IS SHOWN ON THE DRY LAKEBED AT NASA’S DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER IN CALIFORNIA AFTER ITS SECOND TEST FLIGHT IN LATE FEBRUARY. IT IS DESIGNED TO TILT AND REST ON ITS WINGTIP AFTER COMING TO A STOP. BOB FERGUSON/BOEING PHOTO: SHOWN IN THE EARLY MORNING DESERT LIGHT BEFORE ITS SECOND TEST FLIGHT, PHANTOM EYE WAS DEVELOPED TO CRUISE AT ALTITUDES AS HIGH AS 65,000 FEET (19,800 METERS) FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS, PERFORMING MILITARY OR CIVILIAN MISSIONS INCLUDING BATTLEFIELD AND BORDER OBSERVATION. BOB FERGUSON/BOEING
Frontiers April 2013 Issue
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