Altair unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in flight over the Channel Islands off the coast of southern California,USA. Sensors on the aircraft gathered ocean colour and atmospheric chemistry measurements,and observed marine mammals and their environment. This was an environmental science demonstration flight to show the capabilities of the use of UAVs. This flight was jointly operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA. The Altair is a 26-metre wingspan unarmed variant designed for NASA of the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (Predator B) UAV. Photographed on 16 November 2005 | |
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