{"id":820,"date":"2019-11-27T19:53:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T02:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=820"},"modified":"2022-11-08T04:51:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T11:51:56","slug":"boeing-a160t","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/boeing-a160t\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing A160T"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Boeing A160T Hummingbird<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Boeing-A160T.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Boeing-A160T.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Boeing A160T Hummingbird\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>This aircraft is not currently on public display.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Development of the A160 Hummingbird was begun by the San Diego based company, Frontier Systems, in 1998 under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program.\u00a0 As a UAV, the Hummingbird was intended to provide battlefield support for ground forces without placing a flight crew in danger.\u00a0 The helicopter was intended to provide cargo deliveries of up to 2,500 pounds, perform reconnaissance missions, act as a communications relay, and provide target acquisition for other aircraft.\u00a0 The A160 first flew in 2002 and DARPA awarded Frontier Systems a contract for four development aircraft the next year.\u00a0 Frontier Systems was absorbed by Boeing in 2004 and development of the Hummingbird continued first under Boeing\u2019s Phantom Works and then later as a part of Boeing\u2019s Advanced Systems component.\u00a0 The A160T is a turbine powered version of the aircraft that first flew in 2007.\u00a0 The Hummingbird underwent testing at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona and performed tropical environment testing in Belize in 2010.\u00a0 The Hummingbird competed with the Kaman K-MAX for a U.S. Marine contract but did not win.\u00a0 In 2011, the U.S. Navy cancelled its development contract for the A160 as did the U.S. Army at the end of 2012.\u00a0 Development of the Hummingbird ceased and the aircraft were sold as surplus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>36 ft<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Main Rotor Diameter<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>35 ft<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>6,499 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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