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Sweet success: Vanilla Unmanned completes 8-day record flight

The Vanilla unmanned aircraft system completed a record-setting flight of 8 days, 50 minutes, and 47 seconds, and 12,200 miles of continuous flight, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Oct 2. The aircraft broke the world record for unrefueled, internal combustion endurance of an unmanned aircraft and was launched from Rogers Dry Lakebed on Friday, Sept. 24. (Air Force photo by Bryce Bennett)

PHOTO BY: Bryce Bennett
VIRIN: 211002-F-RD614-1018.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.44 MB
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NIKON D4

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80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/2500

ISO

500

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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Sweet success: Vanilla Unmanned completes 8-day record flight

The Vanilla unmanned aircraft system completed a record-setting flight of 8 days, 50 minutes, and 47 seconds, and 12,200 miles of continuous flight, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Oct 2. The aircraft broke the world record for unrefueled, internal combustion endurance of an unmanned aircraft and was launched from Rogers Dry Lakebed on Friday, Sept. 24. (Air Force photo by Bryce Bennett)

PHOTO BY: Bryce Bennett
VIRIN: 211002-F-RD614-1018.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.44 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D4

LENS

80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/2500

ISO

500

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.