Shimmering heat waves trail behind NASA's Gulfstream C-20A research aircraft as it departs the Edwards AFB runway on a UAVSAR pod checkout test flight.
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Shimmering heat waves trail behind NASA’s Gulfstream C-20A research aircraft as it departs the Edwards AFB runway on a UAVSAR pod checkout test flight.February 26, 2007
NASA Photo / Tom Tschida