UCAV roll out...??

Was having a look around google earth and came across this at Palmdale at :34.638353, -118.078674‎
+34° 38' 18.07", -118° 4' 43.23"

I Think it's the X-24 but I am sure someone will correct me if I am mistaken..!!

Not sure how often the Google earth pics are updated so this might of been on ATS as a thread before but thought I would post it anyway.....!

Is that the Phantom works it is parked outside or part of the Northrop site...??

SV...out!!!

Doh.....before any body else points it out that should of said X-47A.....not X-24.....old age is creeping in....!!!!!

That's USAF plant 42.

reply to post by Silentvulcan


I can't get my GE to load the coordinates, but I think I know the one you are talking about. Is it a UAV covered in a shroud sitting outside? If so then that appears to be an RQ-170 that has been sitting out there for awhile now.

Palmdale is fun to poke around. You will find the SOFIA telescope that is mounted on a 747SP, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, as well as the first two 787 Dreamliners (one painted in ANA colors).

reply to post by Silentvulcan


Yes, that is the X-47A. Good catch. I think it only flew one time at China Lake in 2003. Since then, I have seen it on static display at Edwards and Plant 42 a couple of times. I wonder what they are doing with it now.

reply to post by Zaphod58

Zaph.....nope its defo the X-47A sitting outside in full view with a white pick up next to it for scale...!!!

SV,,,out

reply to post by Silentvulcan


There was an article I was paying attention to on another site recently that showed what appeared to be an RQ-170 that had been damaged or something and was sitting out covered by a tarp. Since I couldn't get Google Earth to play well with your coordinates, and see what you were looking at, I thought it was the same one.

Cool find though!

ETA:
This is the one I thought you were talking about.

@ Silentvulcan I've seen that X-47 as well at some point on google earth but it is no longer there.

What I have found is that there is a difference between google maps and google earth views of the same areas/locations...and it changes the more you zoom in....one for the Nerds methinks...no offence to any nerds by the way just a term of phrase...!!!

The X-47A is visable on google maps by the way.....!

At long last...here is the pic of the X-47A...

reply to post by Silentvulcan


nvm, just saw your other thread.