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NASA’s Ikhana Tests Detect-And-Avoid Technology In Flight

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Dec 21, 2017
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Honeywell King Air intruding on the Ikhana's airspace during a test flight June 13.
NASA’s Ikhana aircraft could be the first large unmanned aircraft system to fly in the National Airspace System without the requirement of an escort aircraft in 2018 outside of Class A and Special Use Airspace.

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NASA’s Ikhana aircraft could be the first large unmanned aircraft system to fly in the National Airspace System without the requirement of an escort aircraft in 2018 outside of Class A and Special Use Airspace. Above, this image taken from a NASA King Air shows a Honeywell King Air intruding on the Ikhana’s airspace during a test flight June 13. New technology flying on Ikhana alerted the pilots to the presence of the intruder and allowed the aircraft to maintain safe separation.

June 4, 2017
NASA Photo / Carla Thomas