The long, narrow wings of NASA's Altair are designed to allow the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to maintain long-duration flight at high altitudes.
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The long, narrow wings of NASA’s Altair are designed to allow the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to maintain long-duration flight at high altitudes. Developed for NASA by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems as a civil variant of the firm’s military QM-9 Predator B UAV, Altair will serve as a UAV technology demonstrator and an aerial platform for NASA Earth science missions.March 7, 2003NASA Photo / GA-ASI/Alan Waide› Altair Project Description