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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
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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

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