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Boeing Model 853 Quiet Bird
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The Quiet Bird was a version of the Boeing Model 853 which started out as an Army observation airplane study, this version of the 853 study was used to test materials and shapes that would reduce radar cross sections (RCS). The model was built and tested in 1962- 1963 at Boeing Wichita, these test were on a radar range and no actual flight testing was done. The tests reportedly achieved excellent results in reduced radar cross section, but it was a bit ahead of its time and did not generate interest from the military. The lessons learned on Quiet Bird probably did influence the design of the Boeing AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile. Internally Boeing continued to work on the non-metallic structures aspects that were pioneered with Quiet Bird, and that effort eventually lead to the use of increasingly larger and more complex composite structures in Boeing aircraft.
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Unique identifier
BI46256
Boeing ID
bwa_47828
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3333px × 2362px 22MB
License type
RM
Keywords
1960s
Boeing
copy space
day
exteriors
full body views
fuselages
ground shots
historic production status
left rear views
one of a kind aircraft
research/experimental
stealth aircraft
tails
Wichita
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