The Altair, a civil variant of the MQ-9 Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), shows off its lengthy high-aspect ratio wing while on the ramp at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' flight test facility at El Mirage, California. Altair is designed to demonstrate emerging UAV technologies and fly NASA earth science missions.
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Edwards Air Force Base
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NASA
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The Altair, a civil variant of the MQ-9 Predator B unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), shows off its lengthy high-aspect ratio wing while on the ramp at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' flight test facility at El Mirage, California. Altair is designed to demonstrate emerging UAV technologies and fly NASA earth science missions.