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Low-Level Fly By: Proteus, F/A-18, and King Air

Low-Level Fly By: Proteus, F/A-18, and King Air
Scaled Composites' Proteus aircraft with an F/A-18 Hornet and a Beechcraft King Air from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center during a low-level flyby at Mojave Airport in Southern California.

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Scaled Composites’ Proteus aircraft with an F/A-18 Hornet and a Beechcraft King Air from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center during a low-level flyby at Mojave Airport in Southern California.
The unique tandem-wing Proteus was the testbed for a series of UAV collision-avoidance flight demonstrations. An Amphitech 35GHz radar unit installed below Proteus’ nose was the primary sensor for the Detect, See, and Avoid tests.April 3, 2003NASA Photo / Tom Tschida› Proteus Project Description