Boeing Bird of Prey
| Bird of Prey | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Experimental stealth testbed |
| Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas / Boeing |
| Status | On display |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | September 11, 1996 |
| Retired | April 1999 |
| Preserved at | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
The Boeing Bird of Prey is an American black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology. It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in the 1990s. The company provided $67 million of funding for the project; it was a low-cost program compared to many other programs of similar scale. It developed technology and materials which would later be used on Boeing's X-45 unmanned combat air vehicle. As an internal project, this aircraft was not given an X-plane designation. There are no public plans to make this a production aircraft. It is characterized as a technology demonstrator.