While Air Force F-22 and F-16 aircraft awaited their turn to take the runway, NASA's Global Hawk # 871 lifted off the main runway at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, on its first checkout flight since being transferred to NASA in late 2007.
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While Air Force F-22 and F-16 aircraft awaited their turn to take the runway, NASA’s Global Hawk # 871 lifted off the main runway at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, on its first checkout flight since being transferred to NASA in late 2007. The aircraft was the first Global Hawk built in the original Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program.May 27, 2010
NASA Photo / Tony Landis