Boeing lifts secrecy on Bird of Prey stealth plane

A highly classified Boeing aircraft that led to the design of the X-45A Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle and improvements in stealth and lean manufacturing techniques was unveiled to the public Oct. 18. Boeing Phantom Works launched the "Bird of Prey" technology demonstrator in 1992, and it flew 38 times...

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