The first F-47 is set to fly in 2028 and we may have gotten our first true glimpse of the next-gen fighter's design.
Pratt & Whitney has released a video that may show us a glimpse of the sixth-generation Boeing F-47 fighter plane currently under development for the US Air Force.The F-47 is a next-generation aircraft that is being developed to replace Lockheed Martin’s F-22.
It is currently in the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase.A glimpse of the next-gen F-47Under the US Next Generation Air Dominance program, the first prototype of the F-47 is scheduled to fly in 2028. If all goes to plan, the first F-47 prototype will be the first of a fleet of roughly 185 fighters slated to succeed the F-22 Raptor. Unsurprisingly, Boeing and the US Air Force have remained tight-lipped when it comes to F-47 specifications, though reports do suggest secretive technology demonstrator tests have already taken place.Though the F-47 program is highly classified, we do know that the fighter jet will be a long-range air dominance fighter capable of reaching a top speed of roughly Mach 2. It will also have a range of over 1,000 nautical miles .Now, in a new video from Pratt & Whitney, we may be getting a tantalizing glimpse at the aircraft. It’s still not much to go on, though, as it only lasts 30 seconds, and the F-47 isn’t the main focus of the video. Instead, the video is focused on the XA-103 engine, which is thought to be the main candidate to power the F-47.The XA-103’s digital twin designThe video focuses on the digital twin design strategy employed to accelerate the development of the XA-103 engine. However, at the end of the video, the camera pans out to show a render of what appears to be an F-47.If this is indeed the F-47, the video shows us that it will feature a modified delta wing, a tailless configuration, and a high cockpit. Of course, all of this could simply be a misdirect, with the US Air Force purposefully putting a render out that looks nothing like the real F-47.Much like the F-47, not a lot is known about the XA-103 engine. However, as New Atlas points out, it is expected to increase the range of the F-47 by 25 percent, while generating 10 percent more thrust compared to the F-35.The XA-103 is being developed under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program. It will feature advanced thermal management systems, meaning its internal systems will be cooled by a special airflow system, masking its heat signature.Though the F-47 remains shrouded in mystery, Lockheed Martin recently announced it was upgrading its previous-gen fighters’ AI capabilities to give them “sixth-generation” capabilities. This suggests the F-47 will also utilize AI software to rapidly lock distant targets, out of sight of the pilots themselves.
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