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NASA’s Unmanned Ikhana Flies in National Airspace Without Chase Plane

Ikhana flying without chase aircraft.
NASA’s Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, flew for 2.5 hours on June 12 in the national airspace without a safety chase aircraft.

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NASA’s Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, flew for 2.5 hours on June 12 in the national airspace without a safety chase aircraft.

June 12, 2018
NASA Photo / Ken Ulbrich