Aircraft Photo of N826JG | Northrop Grumman Firebird | AirHistory.net #687004
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N826JG
Aircraft Original Type:Northrop Grumman Firebird
Aircraft Generic Type:Northrop Grumman Firebird
Aircraft Version:Northrop Grumman Firebird
C/n (msn):0001
Location
City / Airport:FairfordMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGVA   IATA: FFD   Local: -   Other: -
Event:RIAT - Royal International Air Tattoo 2019
 
Photo Date:19 July 2019
Photo by:Chris England
Photo ID: 687004
Photo Comment

The prototype of an intelligence gathering aircraft designed as an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV), built by Scaled Composites as the Model 355. Although Northrop Grumman announced that the aircraft was "in production for an un-named US Government service, to whom deliveries were scheduled to begin before mid 2019", the project was formally cancelled in April 2022. The possibility of future production remains, however.

This photo is copyright © Chris England, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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