Subsonic, single-seat, stealth, technology demonstrator aircraft built by Boeing Phantom Works. The edges of the Bird of Prey’s fuselage and wings are parallel to each other, resulting in radar waves reflections being limited to directions where detection is unlikely. The Boeing Phantom works, the secret design facility of Boeing, had to wait for many years until this Technology Demonstrator was allowed to be revealed by the USAF. Boeing Bird of Prey oli yhdysvaltalainen koelentokone, jota hyödynnettiin häiveteknologian ja uusien valmistusmenetelmien testaamiseen. It was primarily used as … The Boeing Bird of Prey is indeed a unique aircraft, wahich was an internal project rather than an X-Project funded by the government. Bird of Prey. Named for a spaceship in the science fiction television series Star Trek, this technology demonstrator pioneered revolutionary advances in low-observable (stealth) features, tailless aircraft design, and rapid prototyping techniques. Media in category "Boeing Bird of Prey" The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. The plane, called the "Bird of Prey", was a demonstrator in order to validate design techniques later used in the JSF program. Koneen suunnittelu käynnistyi vuonna 1992 McDonnell Douglasin Phantom Worksissä, joka teki merkittävän osan yhtiön salaisiin sotilasprojekteihin liittyvästä kehitystyöstä.Bird of Prey ensilento tehtiin 11. syyskuuta 1996. The realm of stealth aircraft ultimately required dedicated technology demonstrators to prove various qualities sound or unsound. The Boeing Bird of Prey was a black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology. On Oct. 18, 2002, Boeing uncloaked its secret Bird of Prey during a rollout ceremony at the company's facility in St. Louis. It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in the 1990s.