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Electric flight at Eglin

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty, 96th Test Wing commander and instructor, Jim Mueller, Modern Technology Solutions Inc., prepare to taxi for an electric aircraft test flight April 22, 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Geraghty and other Eglin test pilots flew the 80-horsepower, 1000-pound Pipistrel Velis Electro over a three-week period to provide qualitative evaluations to AFWERX toward electric aircraft usage for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

PHOTO BY: Samuel King Jr.
VIRIN: 240422-F-OC707-8004.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.98 MB
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NIKON Z 7_2

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NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/2000

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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Electric flight at Eglin

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty, 96th Test Wing commander and instructor, Jim Mueller, Modern Technology Solutions Inc., prepare to taxi for an electric aircraft test flight April 22, 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Geraghty and other Eglin test pilots flew the 80-horsepower, 1000-pound Pipistrel Velis Electro over a three-week period to provide qualitative evaluations to AFWERX toward electric aircraft usage for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

PHOTO BY: Samuel King Jr.
VIRIN: 240422-F-OC707-8004.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.98 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON Z 7_2

LENS

NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

4

SHUTTERSPEED

1/2000

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.

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