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Dassault's AVE-D UAV flies on its own

London, United Kingdom - On June 30th at Toul, France

Shortly before the "Farnborough Air Show 2008" Dassault accomplished the first autonomous flight of its AVE-D UAV demonstrator. On June 30th at Toul, France, the AVE-D flew a completely autonomous sequence. It included moving away and returning to its parking spot, runway alignment, takeoff, maneuvering and landing, without any offboard input. The milestone flight occurred in front of observes from...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1092614
Rome, Italy, 07/22/2008 16:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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