ED01-0209-2
The solar-electric Helios Prototype flying wing is shown over the Pacific Ocean during its first test flight on solar power from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, July 14, 2001. The 18-hour flight was a functional checkout of the aircraft's systems and performance in preparation for an attempt to reach sustained flight at 100,000 feet altitude later this summer.
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ED01-0209-2
Date Created
July 14, 2001
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AFRC
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Photographer
NASA/Nick Galante/PMRF
Location
Kauai, HI, USA
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