AAR EC02-0294-2: These two F/A-18 aircraft are participated in the Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project. The "tanker" aircraft (No. 847) was tested with a pod containing air-refueling equipment. The second aircraft (No. 845) was the receiver during the study.


	This NASA Dryden F/A-18 participated in the Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project. F/A-18 (No. 847) acted as an in-flight refueling tanker in the study.

Photo Number:	EC02-0294-2
Photo Date:	December 19, 2002

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Photo Description:	NASA Dryden's Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project evaluated the capability of an F/A-18A aircraft as an in-flight refueling tanker with the objective of developing analytical models for an automated aerial refueling system for unmanned air vehicles. The F/A-18 "tanker" aircraft (No. 847) underwent flight test envelope expansion with an aerodynamic pod containing air-refueling equipment carried beneath the fuselage. The second aircraft (No. 843) flew as the receiver aircraft during the study to assess the free-stream hose and drogue dynamics on the F/A-18A.

NASA Photo by:	Lori Losey

Keywords:	Automated Aerial Refueling, AAR, F-18, F/A-18


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