Monday, May 4, 2009

NASA's Global Hawk Autonomous Aircraft

Global Hawk Autonomous Aircraft
Global Hawk Autonomous Aircraft
NASA and the Northrop Grumman Corporation have recently unveiled a new unmanned aircraft system named Global Hawk. It is the world’s first fully autonomous high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft designed for environmental science research and features unprecedented flight time and altitude capabilities.
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NASA's first Global Hawk environmental science aircraft

Unveiling of NASA's first Global Hawk autonomously operated environmental science aircraft.
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Global Hawk: High-altitude, long-endurance science aircraft
An early development model of the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft rests on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center.
In its new white-and-blue NASA livery, an early development model of the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft rests on the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center. NASA Photo
One of NASA's Global Hawk unmanned science aircraft displays its bulbous nose while parked on the ramp at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.
One of NASA's Global Hawk unmanned science aircraft displays its bulbous nose while parked on the ramp at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. NASA Photo
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