A NASA wind study aimed at enhancing air taxi safety on takeoff and landing is complete at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/features/aam-plans-for-vertiports.html The center’s Dryden Remotely Operated Integrated Drone (DROID 2), a fixed wing aircraft, completed the last flights for the Advanced Exploration of Reliable Operation at Low Altitudes: Meteorology, Simulation and Technology campaign on Aug. 31. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-armstrong-supports-wind-study The aircraft acted as a wind sensor as part of NASA’s multifaceted, multi-center approach to fill knowledge gaps and resolve wind and weather unknowns that could hinder flights under the agency’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) mission. https://www.nasa.gov/aam Photos are here. https://images.nasa.gov/search?q=AFRC2023-0135&page=1&media=image,video,audio&yearStart=1920&yearEnd=2023
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AFRC-2023-14015-01
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September 11, 2023
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AFRC
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Armstrong Flight Research Center
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