X-47B First Autonomous Air Refueling 22 Apr 2015
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Channel: airailimages · 2015 · Autos & Vehicles
The first autonomous aerial refueling (AAR) of an unmanned aircraft was made by the X-47B on 22 April 2015, completing the final test objective under the Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System demonstration program. While flying off the coast of Maryland and Virginia, the X-47B connected to an Omega K-707 tanker aircraft and received over 4,000 pounds of fuel using the Navy's probe-and-drogue method. During the test, the X-47B exchanged refueling messages with a government-designed Refueling Interface System (RIS) aboard the tanker. The aircraft autonomously maneuvered its fixed refueling probe into the tanker's drogue, also known as the basket, the same way a Navy pilot would refuel a manned aircraft. Want more X-47B videos? See our X-47B Playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjJEBtHWRTBrHjxf9sdlzPdKP7_6Vo6he
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