The Unmanned Little Bird demonstrator, which Boeing built from a civilian MD 530F, first flew on September 8, 2004, and made its first autonomous flight (with safety pilot) on October 16, 2004.
Demonstran Unmanned Little Bird, yang Boeing membangun dari helikopter sipil MD 530F, pertama terbang pada tanggal 8 September 2004, dan melakukan penerbangan otonom pertama (dengan percontohan safety) pada tanggal 16 Oktober 2004.