A NASA F/A-18 flew over the Dryden Flight Research Center and Rogers Dry Lake on December 11, 2002. The aircraft participated in the Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) project.
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Project: Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR)
A NASA F/A-18 flew over the Dryden Flight Research Center and Rogers Dry Lake on December 11, 2002. The aircraft participated in the AAR project. The 300-gallon aerial refueling store seen on the belly of the aircraft carried fuel and a refueling drogue. This aircraft acted as a tanker in the study to develop an aerodynamic model for future automated aerial refueling, especially of unmanned vehicles.December 11, 2002NASA Photo / Carla Thomas› AAR Project Description