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These two F/A-18 aircraft participated in the Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project. The "tanker" aircraft (No. 847) underwent testing with a pod containing air-refueling equipment. The second aircraft (No. 843) was the receiver during the study. | ||
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Photo Number: | EC02-0294-4 | |
Photo Date: | December 19, 2002 | |
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Formats: | 623x480 JPEG Image (97 KBytes) 1280x986 JPEG Image (596 KBytes) 3000x2313 JPEG Image (4,559 KBytes) |
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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. |
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NASA Photo by: | Lori Losey | |
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Keywords: |
Automated Aerial Refueling, AAR, F-18, F/A-18 |
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