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  • @PeterMuskrat6968
    @PeterMuskrat6968 4 місяці тому +1774

    This is a demonstrator, it's meant to show that Northrop Grumman can make advanced aircraft using digital architecture faster and cheaper than before. It's not going to military service.
    It's an X-Plane basically.

    • @berkosmansatiroglu
      @berkosmansatiroglu 4 місяці тому +6

      Manta

    • @darklordlightgod9348
      @darklordlightgod9348 4 місяці тому +16

      Thanks for the info

    • @NelsonBrown
      @NelsonBrown 4 місяці тому +17

      Maybe it's more of a Y-plane? I think the uncrewed version may have a production future.

    • @aerohk
      @aerohk 4 місяці тому +41

      Digital architecture -> What steps are skipped compared to a normal development flow? No physical testing, no wind tunnel, no electromagnetic qualification. Straight from design to simulation on computers to assembly to flight?

    • @dinosatay
      @dinosatay 4 місяці тому +1

      ​​@@aerohkohh that waht this for

  • @casuallatecomer7597
    @casuallatecomer7597 4 місяці тому +1302

    They put the man back into the unmanned vehicle

    • @BackyardDogPark9862
      @BackyardDogPark9862 4 місяці тому +46

      They're only there for ballast.

    • @redoberon
      @redoberon 4 місяці тому +18

      man 1 : machine 0

    • @sjsomething4936
      @sjsomething4936 4 місяці тому +28

      Plot twist, pilot drops out of the bottom of the plane as a meat bomb and plane returns from mission on its own, bombing run completed 😂

    • @marine-001
      @marine-001 4 місяці тому +9

      manned unmanned vehicle?

    • @Nainara32
      @Nainara32 4 місяці тому +2

      Reminds me of the medieval chess "automation" where an actual chess player would hide in the cabinet underneath the board to make it seem like the machine was playing the game.

  • @waldoinaz
    @waldoinaz 4 місяці тому +776

    It looks like the love child of an F-22 and a Cirrus Vision Jet.

  • @diamondminer2546
    @diamondminer2546 4 місяці тому +1350

    1:02 bro is flying with 300 ping

    • @Kindred87
      @Kindred87 4 місяці тому +36

      I was wondering why that part was so triggering.

    • @Jon.......
      @Jon....... 4 місяці тому +3

      What does "300 ping" means?

    • @3JIOo6bIkHoBeHHoe
      @3JIOo6bIkHoBeHHoe 4 місяці тому +15

      lol i'm fucking crying

    • @5-Consecutive-Hairpin-Turns
      @5-Consecutive-Hairpin-Turns 4 місяці тому +40

      @@Jon....... In an online game, ping, also called latency, means the time in milliseconds that it takes for a bit of information called a packet to go from your computer over the internet to a server and back.
      It's basically a delay between your computer sending a signal and the server responding.
      So basically he's saying it looks like he's flying with 300 milliseconds of latency or 0.3 seconds of delay.

    • @adam145
      @adam145 4 місяці тому +6

      It's just his thermal paste failing

  • @Waterishloki100
    @Waterishloki100 4 місяці тому +2407

    nah they done made a manned UAV 😭
    edit: there is no way i got top comment on a NORTHROP GRUMMAN VIDEO for SPEAKING MY MIND

    • @TracyNorrell
      @TracyNorrell 4 місяці тому +79

      Man optional*

    • @MichaelSkinner-e9j
      @MichaelSkinner-e9j 4 місяці тому +37

      It doesn’t need to be a sexy Warfighter like the modern aircraft.
      It probably flies just as good, is Just as Resilient, and a lot cheaper.
      We need new materials for commercial and military aircraft, and it has to be sustainable

    • @Astranamic
      @Astranamic 4 місяці тому

      Fr, lmao

    • @jacobm2625
      @jacobm2625 4 місяці тому +29

      MAV? 😂

    • @tanfred8629
      @tanfred8629 4 місяці тому +14

      @@jacobm2625 MUAV XD

  • @ЕленаСереж
    @ЕленаСереж 4 місяці тому +178

    Welcome back He 162

  • @duffduck
    @duffduck 4 місяці тому +471

    So, a modern He 162 Salamander. Nice.

    • @kfeltenberger
      @kfeltenberger 4 місяці тому +26

      I've always thought a modern version would make a good little cheap COIN plane.

    • @commandergeokam2868
      @commandergeokam2868 4 місяці тому +24

      That is at least flyable and not going to melt mid air 😅

    • @xTiessieman506x
      @xTiessieman506x 4 місяці тому +2

      @@kfeltenberger COIN? Isn’t that a band?

    • @kfeltenberger
      @kfeltenberger 4 місяці тому +8

      @@xTiessieman506x No, it's COunter INsurgency. Never heard of the band.

    • @erniefrijole2618
      @erniefrijole2618 4 місяці тому +16

      Yep, a Northrop Grumman "Volksjäger" only made from composite instead of wood and about 20% larger and faster. Same concept the Reichsluftfahrtministerium had for an attritable aircraft but instead of Hitler Youth as pilots here we hope for digital pathfinders

  • @davidmoore-dadu-wowdsound3996
    @davidmoore-dadu-wowdsound3996 4 місяці тому +12

    the aerodynamics is great, thin wings with propper geometry, V-tail to reduce wight and resistence, top air intake and a great bodyshape,,, Thx Scaled!!! Well Done!!!

  • @RambitoAce
    @RambitoAce 4 місяці тому +67

    That dorsal air intake...
    Reminds me a lot of the ASF-X Shinden II from Ace Acombat: Assault Horizon.

    • @swiftmatic
      @swiftmatic 4 місяці тому +3

      And the MQ-99 from Ace Combat 7

    • @RambitoAce
      @RambitoAce 4 місяці тому +7

      @@swiftmatic That one is based on an actual UCAV, basically the exact same model but renamed as Bandai-Namco and Project ACES didn't have the license of it.

    • @aymonfoxc1442
      @aymonfoxc1442 4 місяці тому +1

      Yeah, science fiction keeps becoming reality.

    • @anchorread68
      @anchorread68 4 місяці тому +1

      that is for stealth, but if the aircraft pitch up too much it might cut air supply to the engine.

    • @srthebox4946
      @srthebox4946 4 місяці тому

      ⁠@@RambitoAce the Mq99 was based on the EADS barracuda, Ace combat 7 came out 2 months before the Valkyrie UCAV even made its first flight

  • @kickmcmelon18
    @kickmcmelon18 2 місяці тому +3

    Welcome back. We the people have missed you guys.

  • @timberwolfdtproductions3890
    @timberwolfdtproductions3890 4 місяці тому +210

    Apart from the triumphant soundtrack, watching a Cessna take off and land would be just as interesting.

    • @danharold3087
      @danharold3087 4 місяці тому +6

      This is a technology demonstrator. Sometimes they are production vehicles and other times they are one offs like this plane.

    • @SosaBoii-t1c
      @SosaBoii-t1c 4 місяці тому +4

      Show us the plane you made

    • @fredbecker607
      @fredbecker607 3 місяці тому +3

      You really want the first flight to be very boring. Crash and burn is considered a failure.

    • @iichthus5760
      @iichthus5760 3 місяці тому +2

      It’s way more interesting if you’re the one behind the controls…

    • @timberwolfdtproductions3890
      @timberwolfdtproductions3890 3 місяці тому +2

      @@iichthus5760 Of course, but that soundtrack would be fitting for the final release of the greatest aircraft ever built, not for just one step in an ongoing development process. Someone in the marketing department is desperate for a raise.

  • @HeadPack
    @HeadPack 4 місяці тому +17

    When Scaled Composites is involved, you can be sure you end up with a cool looking plane.

    • @VicAusTaxiTruckie
      @VicAusTaxiTruckie 3 місяці тому +1

      Why people no like this comment more? Oh for the love of Rutan!

    • @JavierChiappa
      @JavierChiappa 2 місяці тому

      The one they did under the same program was much better looking look up Model 401 Sierra

    • @ipfreely
      @ipfreely Місяць тому

      No, Scale Composite does not equate to cool looking aircraft. In fact, I would say the opposite. If they are involved, it’s going to be weird looking. You can’t equate the two.

  • @xXE4GLEyEXx
    @xXE4GLEyEXx 4 місяці тому +144

    Y/F23 tail section :3 She never died.

    • @timhansen4105
      @timhansen4105 4 місяці тому +7

      the grey ghost lives on🫶

    • @ahill209
      @ahill209 4 місяці тому +8

      Not even close. Go look at the YF-23 again.

    • @MaticTheProto
      @MaticTheProto 4 місяці тому +1

      Now they just need to bring back the gobbler air intake

    • @combineconformist
      @combineconformist 4 місяці тому

      ⁠@@ahill209It is pretty close, look at the yf23 again you idiot

    • @combineconformist
      @combineconformist 4 місяці тому +2

      @@ahill209It is very close. Also northrop made the yf23 as well. Maybe go look at the yf23 yourself before making such a slow take.

  • @Kanati9TheHunter
    @Kanati9TheHunter 4 місяці тому +128

    idk why seeing a 9th gen f250 next to a modern piece of war machine caught me off guard, but here we are.

    • @ajax8341
      @ajax8341 4 місяці тому +3

      had to rewind when I saw that

    • @PureCountryof91
      @PureCountryof91 4 місяці тому +3

      7.3s and 460s.. they're pretty hard to kill.

    • @josezuniga4968
      @josezuniga4968 4 місяці тому

      @@PureCountryof91 YEP

    • @PureCountryof91
      @PureCountryof91 4 місяці тому

      @@josezuniga4968 my dad has had 2 460s. Theyre awesome.. when you let them breathe deep and spin fast.

    • @MehediAlom-e7v
      @MehediAlom-e7v 3 місяці тому

      Lp pp pp pp
      Kil​@@PureCountryof91week rhi o AC l😊 am web SC SC

  • @HansTrein
    @HansTrein 3 місяці тому +4

    Basically a demo of their rapid prototyping (RP) capabilities. Pretty cool!

  • @Fester_
    @Fester_ 4 місяці тому +3

    I couldn't have thought of a better name myself - well done.

  • @prinz4279
    @prinz4279 4 місяці тому +9

    Welcome back, Northrop Grumman.

    • @Boblo.Picasso
      @Boblo.Picasso 4 місяці тому

      Back where? Northrop never left

  • @andresrodrigoescobararias857
    @andresrodrigoescobararias857 4 місяці тому +46

    0:50 Is that an Aero L-39 Albatros?

    • @andresrodrigoescobararias857
      @andresrodrigoescobararias857 4 місяці тому +15

      1:57 Holy cow... it is

    • @aussiemozzie107
      @aussiemozzie107 4 місяці тому +26

      Yes, painted to look like an A-4 Skyhawk

    • @ArthuraviatorYT
      @ArthuraviatorYT 4 місяці тому +7

      I thought it was an a-4 Skyhawk too, but I saw it’s 2 seater and realized the plane was a bit long

    • @DChrls
      @DChrls 4 місяці тому +4

      I believe it's a T-38

    • @twandepan
      @twandepan 4 місяці тому +2

      @@aussiemozzie107that really broke my brain for a second lol

  • @kirkwilson5905
    @kirkwilson5905 3 місяці тому +6

    The landing gear is sooo well integrated and designed I hardly even noticed it.

  • @rookie_hero8682
    @rookie_hero8682 20 днів тому +1

    This makes a lot of sense, you can risk reduce the airframe and demonstrate without having to have all the unmanned systems flight ready. Parallel flight test and software/hardware integration.

  • @tristandaries1129
    @tristandaries1129 4 місяці тому +30

    I love how the Skyhawk is just… there. It’s not racing the new plane, it’s just watching quietly

    • @fantabuloussnuffaluffagus
      @fantabuloussnuffaluffagus 4 місяці тому +16

      I missed the Skyhawk, but I did see an L-39 in USAF colors.

    • @oadka
      @oadka 4 місяці тому +3

      It's the camera chase plane for the aerial shots?

    • @cyberbillp
      @cyberbillp 4 місяці тому +1

      I thought the Skyhawks were long retired? The intakes are in the wrong place.

    • @yeetyateyote5570
      @yeetyateyote5570 4 місяці тому +1

      True champions don’t need to race I guess

    • @thecyberdork776
      @thecyberdork776 4 місяці тому

      @@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus Correct!

  • @Leonardo_Wilian
    @Leonardo_Wilian 4 місяці тому +60

    It's like a Heinkel He 162 "Volksjäger" and an F-22 had a baby
    Blursed.

  • @jutubestuff1482
    @jutubestuff1482 4 місяці тому +20

    Model 437 ❌
    Stealthy cirrus jet✅

    • @Prodelem
      @Prodelem 4 місяці тому +1

      Not very stealthy if the wheels don't even go up lol

  • @fakez90
    @fakez90 3 місяці тому +1

    Scaled Composites makes some remarkably interesting aircraft, Northrop Grumman is right there with them. I like to look at both companies achievements as works of art.

  • @joshuafairbanks5064
    @joshuafairbanks5064 4 місяці тому +10

    It's beautiful

  • @mocaxu
    @mocaxu 4 місяці тому +6

    that last guy with the bucket 🤣

  • @Enigm4475
    @Enigm4475 4 місяці тому +7

    Looks like a fast boat/jet-mix ^^

    • @ddegn
      @ddegn 4 місяці тому

      It does kind of look like a boat. Both the shape of the bottom fuselage and top air intake make it look like a fast boat to me.

  • @Chaosfury50
    @Chaosfury50 4 місяці тому +29

    I just preordered mine from Best Buy. Where can I get the optional missile systerm?

    • @biglee3816
      @biglee3816 4 місяці тому

      Did this cheap looking thing cost you a billion or more?

    • @_myron
      @_myron 4 місяці тому +3

      Walmart

    • @MarkBryce-m8j
      @MarkBryce-m8j 4 місяці тому

      Right!? These clowns built it AFTER being told they lost by the Air Force.
      Idiots.

    • @denism66
      @denism66 4 місяці тому +1

      Target!🎉

    • @fantabuloussnuffaluffagus
      @fantabuloussnuffaluffagus 4 місяці тому +2

      Ali Express.

  • @Icytreats
    @Icytreats 4 місяці тому +2

    The design ❤. It looks straight out of some science fiction movie.

  • @soccerguy2433
    @soccerguy2433 4 місяці тому +50

    Northrop Grumman said the aircraft demonstrates the effectiveness of Northrop’s “digital ecosystem.”
    Northrop first introduced Model 437 as a concept three years ago, touting it as a possible answer to the Air Force’s “loyal wingman” program-now called CCA-as well as a U.K. requirement for an attritable escort for F-35s.

    • @bigmanbig6683
      @bigmanbig6683 4 місяці тому

      Attritable means that they will probably be manned by NATO Poles.

  • @interpl6089
    @interpl6089 4 місяці тому +64

    Is this a re-upload? I swear i saw this exact video earlier today...perhaps 8 hours ago...

    • @DiegsurfPlays7
      @DiegsurfPlays7 4 місяці тому +18

      yea the original went private for some reason

    • @ilovemyhonda250ex
      @ilovemyhonda250ex 4 місяці тому +58

      the original video showed the guy at the end taking a water bucket to the balls and he hunched over lol

    • @joedogmckeel
      @joedogmckeel 4 місяці тому +2

      @@ilovemyhonda250ex yep

    • @interpl6089
      @interpl6089 4 місяці тому +4

      @@ilovemyhonda250ex It was quite funny...

    • @Trevbro1991
      @Trevbro1991 4 місяці тому

      @@interpl6089 Please tell me someone saved that clip

  • @vardhamanist
    @vardhamanist 4 місяці тому

    Gotta admit Northrop designs are always unique!

  • @TRSTNGLRD
    @TRSTNGLRD 4 місяці тому +14

    I saw this in Mojave yesterday, such a badass vehicle.

  • @viaffa
    @viaffa Місяць тому

    Beauty and clean shape, I love it

  • @mcblaze1968
    @mcblaze1968 4 місяці тому +4

    I've noticed that the UCAVs being tested have a very similar form. This, XQ-58A, MQ-28. They all look very similar.

    • @Steyr6500
      @Steyr6500 4 місяці тому +5

      Its the most efficient design for the mission. Its the same reason why most stealth fighters look roughly the same, and most airliners have become generic twinjets

    • @everypitchcounts4875
      @everypitchcounts4875 4 місяці тому

      XQ-67A & FURY

  • @GSXED
    @GSXED 2 місяці тому

    Seeing what's behind you in that is like turning the landing light on before you crash at night.

  • @Sarruji
    @Sarruji 4 місяці тому +8

    Gorgeous aircraft. Wonderful program

  • @Enonymouse_
    @Enonymouse_ 4 місяці тому

    That design is beautiful!

  • @tetraxis3011
    @tetraxis3011 4 місяці тому +11

    I never though i would see the second golden age of light fighters, but with the FA50, F7(planned variant of the T7), JL9, and now this? It’s clear.

    • @sethb3090
      @sethb3090 4 місяці тому +4

      This isn't a light fighter, at least not in the "then it's a dogfight" sense. The elevons on the tail and the dorsal air intake both signal that it's not meant for sharp maneuvers (elevons are stealthier than horizontal/vertical stabilizers but don't have as much control authority, and dorsal air intakes lose pressure and thus engine power when pulling up sharply).

    • @smeghead666
      @smeghead666 4 місяці тому +1

      I believe what we're seeing the beginning of is the Drone swarm FAC/AWACS.
      Super light fast and stealthy flying pentium processor designed to coordinate masses of UAVs into target areas

  • @non-human3072
    @non-human3072 3 місяці тому

    Form follows function, it's super crazy how closely that design looks like something from our workshop...it's a UAV 2D twin engine, with transpirational cooling for a....camel train project.

  • @gorillatechofficial
    @gorillatechofficial 4 місяці тому +4

    Interesting...

  • @Macky4941
    @Macky4941 4 місяці тому +2

    That looks like the dream private civilian jet...

  • @christopherryan697
    @christopherryan697 4 місяці тому +8

    The efficiency on that thing must be insane

  • @mondriaa
    @mondriaa 2 місяці тому +2

    @0:41 what is the plan in the background, looks a A-4 that grow a F-5 nose

    • @jager8148
      @jager8148 2 місяці тому +4

      L-39

    • @mondriaa
      @mondriaa 2 місяці тому

      @@jager8148 thanks

  • @FutureAIDev2015
    @FutureAIDev2015 4 місяці тому +23

    They done took the body of the Reaper, scaled it up, and added a cockpit.

  • @pawpawstew
    @pawpawstew 4 місяці тому

    That's a neat platform. I worked for Northrop Grumman Mission Systems for a short period, so all of my time was spent on platforms and systems supporting the "ground pounders", but I was always fascinated by the airborne systems. I wonder if anyone can help me understand the design mindset of using the "slab" style V-tail. I would think they are less stealthy.

  • @MGAFFY
    @MGAFFY 4 місяці тому +5

    In drone form is this supposed to be the 'Loyal Wingman'?

    • @ycplum7062
      @ycplum7062 4 місяці тому +3

      Not THE Loyal Wingman, but possibly A Loyal Wingman down the line.

  • @theseventhgeneration6910
    @theseventhgeneration6910 3 місяці тому +1

    Okay folks. It's time to take composite technology to the next level. Active morphing is here and the possibilities are endless. We can design entire airframes that are capable of biomimicry like we've never seen before. The B2 Spirit took on the profile of the peregrine falcon. Now, it's time to design a morphing wing that is capable of extending and retracting like a birds wings. Active tail designs that provide the same stability and balance as birds of prey.
    We have the technology.
    We have the capability to make the worlds first bionic aircraft. The Black Falcon will be that plane.
    Thank you Bruce Peterson. RIP

    • @Youtubeuser1aa
      @Youtubeuser1aa 2 місяці тому

      And that’s how we end up with a $80M plane lol

  • @arpia47
    @arpia47 4 місяці тому +6

    2:03 And the helmet and parachute magically disappeared.

  • @timewaster504
    @timewaster504 3 місяці тому

    That looks Beautiful

  • @WhiskyCardinalWes
    @WhiskyCardinalWes 4 місяці тому +3

    Interesting concept aircraft. As I was watching the video something occurred to me. With the engine intake just behind the cockpit, how does that effect the ejection process? You are leaving the aircraft so I wouldn't care about the engine FOD, but with that engine still sucking in air, how would that effect the ejection seat trajectory? I know they added a pilot to speed along the drone aircraft testing, but I'm curious to the modeling that went into pilot ejection scenarios/outcome.

    • @mikejankowski6321
      @mikejankowski6321 4 місяці тому

      Check out the F-107.

    • @LeonardTavast
      @LeonardTavast 3 місяці тому

      Safety is a secondary concern as the production model will be remotely controlled and will be attritable to take shots to protect piloted aircraft.

  • @hogfry
    @hogfry 3 місяці тому

    I kinda hope these make it to the market as a civilianized jet.

  • @surferx66
    @surferx66 4 місяці тому +6

    Be nice if they explained the design purpose.

    • @atomskalexeev8670
      @atomskalexeev8670 3 місяці тому

      The aircraft’s wings demonstrate the value of Northrop Grumman’s fully-connected digital ecosystem - validating how the company can significantly save time and cost in building future aircraft programs. copy past from the description.

  • @aymonfoxc1442
    @aymonfoxc1442 4 місяці тому +2

    The manned option is a feature its competitors lack; allowing rapid testing and opening up more market options. It's very interesting and clever.

  • @PepperoniGaming
    @PepperoniGaming 4 місяці тому +3

    I want to know more about that USAF L-39

    • @ImpendingJoker
      @ImpendingJoker 4 місяці тому +2

      It's not a USAF L-39. It is a privately owned aircraft, that is painted to look like it is. There are many examples in the US in private hands painted in a lot of different military schemes, including the Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds, and WWII and Vietnam era paintjobs. There are also more than a few that are modified for racing and painted in all sorts of colors.

  • @pixeledge-g9q
    @pixeledge-g9q 4 місяці тому

    That intake reminds me of a F1 formula, also putting it on top allowes it to take off on rugged terrain, Awesome job NG

    • @pikeydag5474
      @pikeydag5474 4 місяці тому

      Will the pilot get sucked in if he goes to eject?

    • @pixeledge-g9q
      @pixeledge-g9q 4 місяці тому

      @@pikeydag5474 well, I believe this model is not equipped with a ejection system since its a prototype (im not sure) but if it does get fitted with one theres not enough time to get sucked in, watch some videos about ejection seats and youll realize theyre much faster than you think

  • @SebastianWellsTL
    @SebastianWellsTL 4 місяці тому +5

    Hope to see these in service soon!!!

    • @cancelthesquad
      @cancelthesquad 4 місяці тому +6

      it never will be, read the description, it's a demonstration aircraft. they're using it to talk about their quicker and more efficient design processes.

    • @DMR-2018
      @DMR-2018 4 місяці тому

      In what role?

    • @adog3129
      @adog3129 4 місяці тому

      ​@@cancelthesquadthey made a plane just to show their design process, our tax dollars at work

    • @TailCutLoose
      @TailCutLoose 4 місяці тому

      @@adog3129 think about it as of a model on a catwalk showing to the public the new fabric that someone designed. It's literally a demonstration platform, a part of every development

    • @The-Fish
      @The-Fish 4 місяці тому

      @@adog3129 Definitely not your tax dollars at work. Northrop Grumman's contracts are paid for by federal money obtained through government bonds, not tax revenue.

  • @TobinTwinsHockey
    @TobinTwinsHockey 4 місяці тому +1

    She’s a beauty Clark.

  • @quakethedoombringer
    @quakethedoombringer 4 місяці тому +9

    He 162: "I see you copy my style"

  • @tacticalsapper
    @tacticalsapper 4 місяці тому

    In case you wonder why the gear doesn't go in, either because it is not part of the testing or simply to minimize failure possibilities in such an early stage.

  • @holysong2099
    @holysong2099 4 місяці тому +9

    Fixed landing gear?

    • @gilbertbrown2636
      @gilbertbrown2636 4 місяці тому +13

      they keep gear down during testing, they look retractable tho

    • @FirstDagger
      @FirstDagger 4 місяці тому +7

      It is common practice to fly gear down on the first flight, B-21 Raider did the same. That is done to reduce the number of testing steps during something already complicated enough.

  • @PhantomーII
    @PhantomーII 2 місяці тому

    Hello northtop thanks for the f5!

  • @JC130676
    @JC130676 4 місяці тому +13

    0:32 Why is he wearing swimming goggles? Is he expecting to ditch into the water?

  • @matthewhill1952
    @matthewhill1952 4 місяці тому +1

    Well done on the test flight NG! Just some advice on safety standards for the aircraft arrival. No hand wands, no hi vis vest, no ear muffs or safety boots nor a ground to cockpit headset and subsequent clearance aircraft is safe to approach . The guy who runs in to the rear of the aircraft to what I assume is throwing chocks also appears to have no clearance to do so or PPE. Not the industry standard guys 😬

  • @DM-zs8go
    @DM-zs8go 4 місяці тому +14

    I wonder how many politicians are getting kickbacks from Northrop Grumman off of this plane.

  • @2Potates
    @2Potates 4 місяці тому +1

    Reminds me of this one recon plane Boeing made back in the 60s.

  • @dantepagano5247
    @dantepagano5247 4 місяці тому +22

    i wanna see a 30mm Gau-8 on that one and you got a deal good sir

    • @LegionOfEclaires
      @LegionOfEclaires 4 місяці тому +9

      It will fly in reverse after a burst. xD

    • @RhodesianBushmaster
      @RhodesianBushmaster 4 місяці тому +2

      That's how you get a stall. lol

    • @mho...
      @mho... 4 місяці тому

      instant hover craft 😆

  • @grahamthebaronhesketh.
    @grahamthebaronhesketh. 4 місяці тому

    I like it! Carry on with the project!

  • @indrahaseo
    @indrahaseo 4 місяці тому +3

    they’re really similar to Heinkel He 162 model, but i like it lol

    • @nailujgilroy501
      @nailujgilroy501 4 місяці тому

      Are you sure about that?

    • @FirstDagger
      @FirstDagger 4 місяці тому

      @@nailujgilroy501 People pick out one feature and extrapolate. It is really annoying. Thus we end up with people saying the J-10 and Eurofighter are similar xD

  • @Ultra_Fine_Point
    @Ultra_Fine_Point 4 місяці тому

    Would LOVE to work for you guys! My designs are, well, a little crazy, but I think NG could bring them to life!

  • @MickeyC-o6v
    @MickeyC-o6v 4 місяці тому +3

    A single seat aircraft with stealth capability. A super critical wing, twin vector thrust engines, main landing gear that tucks into the side of the aircraft. A small nose wheel that doesn’t take up much room, a large weapons bay for a variety of weapons. This is the leader, the unmanned version make up the rest of the flight.

  • @NUTICLNMSIS
    @NUTICLNMSIS 4 місяці тому

    World's first Manned UAV amazing 🤩

  • @n721sw
    @n721sw 4 місяці тому +5

    Is this a joke? Maybe a parady?

  • @westpearson6759
    @westpearson6759 4 місяці тому +1

    I believe the pilot is there to put the plane thru its flight test program. That goes much quicker with a pilot than it can as a uav.

  • @HairyFroglegsYT
    @HairyFroglegsYT 4 місяці тому +7

    2:08 Climax 😂

  • @MrAndrewAllen
    @MrAndrewAllen 2 місяці тому

    Now the legends about a time traveler flying a VTOL version of an unmanned military drone make just a little more sense.

  • @gururagkalanidhi7284
    @gururagkalanidhi7284 4 місяці тому +10

    Calling what essentially looks like a Textron Scorpion a "digital ecosystem" is a bit of hot air.

    • @Kru12794
      @Kru12794 4 місяці тому +1

      What did you expect to see my guy? A fully digitized holographic plane!?

    • @MarkBryce-m8j
      @MarkBryce-m8j 4 місяці тому

      Agreed. At least Lockheed and Boeing took the L and walked away.
      These clowns just love burning money and losing. I’m sure their inept CEO will get cut for all her blunders.
      McCurdy breach on Sentinel and B21 over budget. Incompetent.
      Frankly they should be investigated.

    • @kmoecub
      @kmoecub 4 місяці тому +1

      The Digital Ecosystem refers to the design and pre-build testing that was done; not to the airframe.

    • @smeghead666
      @smeghead666 4 місяці тому

      Ultimately a box with some standoffs in is "A digital ecosystem"

  • @pilotgeorge2000
    @pilotgeorge2000 4 місяці тому

    Intake up top is a nice choice... clears space for a larger weapons bay.
    She'll grow into a good CAS platform.

    • @223556762308
      @223556762308 4 місяці тому

      Lol. That's not a CAS platform. It's a Reduced Observility C4ISR platform, assuming it has a future.

  • @NotSure416
    @NotSure416 4 місяці тому +9

    I'm concerned by the lack of bombs on the wings. What is this a Cessna?

    • @Karuiko
      @Karuiko 4 місяці тому +9

      Prototype-demonstrator. It isn't a fighting vehicle.

  • @sandippisharody1370
    @sandippisharody1370 3 місяці тому

    From Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ( UAV ) to Manned Aerial Vehicle ( MAV ) , that's a mighty comeback for future air travel , not trusting the digital technology too much .

  • @Kamran-sn2nq
    @Kamran-sn2nq 4 місяці тому +3

    Children in middle east after seeing this 😬😬😬

  • @eprofessio
    @eprofessio 4 місяці тому

    I’m just glad the inlet duct is on top of the vehicle. It always bugged me that inlets are on the bottom or bottom/sides.

    • @billemerick5423
      @billemerick5423 4 місяці тому

      Where does the airflow come from during positive G's?

    • @eprofessio
      @eprofessio 4 місяці тому

      @@billemerick5423 forward motion.

    • @billemerick5423
      @billemerick5423 4 місяці тому +1

      @@eprofessio causes compressor stalls. There's a reason they're on the bottom or sides on maneuvering aircraft.

  • @TheVikingzTV
    @TheVikingzTV 2 місяці тому

    Finally! The HE-162 redemption arc we've all been waiting for

  • @atrumluminarium
    @atrumluminarium 2 місяці тому

    It's like a stealth He162 and now I cannot unsee it 😅

  • @ilovemyhonda250ex
    @ilovemyhonda250ex 4 місяці тому

    Awesome. This thing looks great

  • @raoultesla2292
    @raoultesla2292 4 місяці тому

    So cool to see $400mil of research spent back in1974-1979 being built. Go Northrop !

  • @terryfaugno9242
    @terryfaugno9242 4 місяці тому

    The military customers will really appreciate the top mounted engine inlet and the reduced need for FOD walks every time the planes are running sorties.

    • @burddog0792
      @burddog0792 4 місяці тому

      Bold of you to assume less FOD walks. In fact, GOOD! Since you want to do your own thing so much, we'll be DOUBLING the FOD walks!

  • @cornbread83
    @cornbread83 4 місяці тому +1

    Is that ejection seat not a modern one? Why is he wearing a skydiving parachute getting in? Switch to the end and he hops out of the plane with no parachute harness. I am so confused .

  • @josiahstanley9291
    @josiahstanley9291 4 місяці тому

    Can you guys make the Shinden II? Looking pretty close already

  • @aerbon
    @aerbon 26 днів тому

    does the landing gear retract? it was extended in every shot

    • @Hoomi2
      @Hoomi2 24 дні тому

      Most often, with the first flight on a new design, they will leave the landing gear down, so the pilot has one less thing to worry about if something goes wrong.

  • @Salvage_cheetah
    @Salvage_cheetah 4 місяці тому

    This could be the next gen of trainer fighter.

  • @DJAYPAZ
    @DJAYPAZ 4 місяці тому

    Prototype aircraft can be used to validate all sorts of flight characteristics without necessarily going into production. In this instance new design and production processes appear to be part of the validation and testing efforts. There is nothing like real data to confirm design and modelling calculations. Historically there are many examples of one off aircraft builds that led to something else, even if that meant "not" proceeding with a particular design. Ideas are just that until that are pit to practice for real.

  • @spinnetti
    @spinnetti 2 місяці тому

    Notice "Scaled composites"... so, a Rutan drone (with a cockpit added) with Northrops name on it?

  • @Chimpunk729
    @Chimpunk729 4 місяці тому +1

    Wait....is it to compete with TF 7A redhawk as a replacement program for over budget NGAD? Look similar with textron airland scorpion?

  • @Ostsol
    @Ostsol 4 місяці тому +1

    Is having the air intake on top of the fuselage a problem for airflow into the turbine at high angles of attack?

  • @Borzoi86
    @Borzoi86 2 місяці тому

    ANY flight the pilots walks away from is a good flight!

  • @DarenLee
    @DarenLee 4 місяці тому

    The headphone holder is state of the art.

  • @SebastianWellsTL
    @SebastianWellsTL 4 місяці тому +2

    Awesome!

  • @Scriobh
    @Scriobh 3 місяці тому

    Looks like a scaled-down YF-23 is back on the menu, boys!

  • @BlerimSadiku-u6l
    @BlerimSadiku-u6l 2 місяці тому

    With the inlets hidden,does it mean reduced radar detection or with the coatings it is already reduced.