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New Hexa flight

The Hexa, an electric, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, hovers in the air during its first test flight at a military airfield July 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Hexa team completed the aircraft’s flight test via remote control. The aircraft, which used 18 motors and propellors, flew for approximately 10 minutes and reached a height of about 50 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

PHOTO BY: Samuel King Jr.
VIRIN: 220707-F-OC707-0205.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.89 MB
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NIKON D850

LENS

50.0-500.0 mm f/4.5-6.3

APERTURE

14

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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New Hexa flight

The Hexa, an electric, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, hovers in the air during its first test flight at a military airfield July 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Hexa team completed the aircraft’s flight test via remote control. The aircraft, which used 18 motors and propellors, flew for approximately 10 minutes and reached a height of about 50 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

PHOTO BY: Samuel King Jr.
VIRIN: 220707-F-OC707-0205.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.89 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

50.0-500.0 mm f/4.5-6.3

APERTURE

14

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

100

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.