Autonomous Airborne Refueling Demonstration

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Sep 27, 2009

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ED05-0223-22 F/A-18 #845 behind an Omega Air Boeing 707 tanker during an Autonomous Airborne Refueling Demonstration (AARD) flight.› AARD Project Description October 25, 2005NASA Photo / Jim Ross

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F/A-18 #845 behind an Omega Air Boeing 707 tanker during an Autonomous Airborne Refueling Demonstration (AARD) flight.› AARD Project DescriptionOctober 25, 2005NASA Photo / Jim Ross

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Autonomous Airborne Refueling Demonstration

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