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AeroVironment engineers and technicians closely monitored flight data in the ground control station during the Pathfinder-Plus’ turbulence measurement flights. Pathfinder-Plus was one of several remotely piloted aircraft evaluated under NASA’s Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) project. The ERAST project was one of NASA’s initiatives designed to develop the new technologies needed to continue America’s leadership in the highly competitive aerospace industry.
August 31, 2005NASA Photo / Tom Tschida› Pathfinder-Plus Project Description