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NASA Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR), Dryden history gallery

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EC02-0282-5 A NASA F/A-18 flies over the Dryden Flight Research Center and Rogers Dry Lake on December 11, 2002. The aircraft participated in the Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project. The 300-gallon aerial refueling store seen on the belly of the aircraft carries fuel and a refueling drogue. This aircraft acted as a tanker in the study to develop an aerodynamic model for future automated aerial refueling, especially of unmanned vehicles. › Read Project D

escription December 11, 2002 NASA Photo / Carla Thomas

NASA Identifier: 298785main_EC02-0282-5_full

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01/12/2009
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Armstrong Flight Research Center ,  34.95855, -117.89067
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