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These two NASA F/A-18 aircraft are participating in the Autonomous Formation Flight mission over California's Mojave Desert. These two NASA F/A-18 aircraft are participating in the Autonomous Formation Flight mission over California's Mojave Desert.
Photo Number: EC01-0267-2
Photo Date: September 20, 2001
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Description: Two NASA F/A-18 aircraft are participating in the Autonomous Formation Flight mission over California's Mojave Desert. The two-seat Systems Research Aircraft (tail number 845) leads the formation for the drag-reduction study that mimics the flight pattern of migrating birds. The aircraft are approximately 55 feet apart from tail of the lead to nose of the trailing F/A-18 tail number 847.
NASA Photo by: Lori Losey
Keywords: F/A-18; F-18; AFF; Autonomous Formation Flight; Systems Research Aircraft; 847; 845; flight number 728

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