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NASA image: AeroVironment engineers and technicians closely monitor flight data in the ground control station during the Pathfinder-Plus' turbulence measurement flights.
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Aug 31, 2005

AeroVironment engineers and technicians closely monitor flight data in the ground control station during the Pathfinder-Plus' turbulence measurement flights.

AeroVironment engineers and technicians closely monitor flight data in the ground control station during the...

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NASA image: AeroVironment technicians prepare to remove the Pathfinder-Plus solar aircraft from its ground dolly before a turbulence measurement flight.
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Aug 31, 2005

AeroVironment technicians prepare to remove the Pathfinder-Plus solar aircraft from its ground dolly before a turbulence measurement flight.

AeroVironment technicians prepare to remove the Pathfinder-Plus solar aircraft from its ground dolly before a...

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NASA image: AeroVironment pilot Wyatt Sadler controls the Pathfinder-Plus flying wing from a small console, video and computer monitors in the ground station.
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Aug 31, 2005

AeroVironment pilot Wyatt Sadler controls the Pathfinder-Plus flying wing from a small console, video and computer monitors in the ground station.

AeroVironment pilot Wyatt Sadler controls the Pathfinder-Plus flying wing from a small console, video and computer...

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NASA image: The record-setting AeroVironment/NASA Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing is enshrined in the National Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center.
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Jan 24, 2007

The record-setting AeroVironment/NASA Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing is enshrined in the National Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center.

The record-setting AeroVironment/NASA Pathfinder-Plus solar-electric flying wing is enshrined in the National Air &...

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NASA image: AeroVironment ground crew check out the operation of the Pathfinder-Plus solar aircraft's electric motors during combined systems tests on Rogers Dry Lake.
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Sep 17, 2004

AeroVironment ground crew check out the operation of the Pathfinder-Plus solar aircraft's electric motors during combined systems tests on Rogers Dry Lake.

AeroVironment ground crew check out the operation of the Pathfinder-Plus solar aircraft's electric motors during...

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NASA image: AeroVironment crew chief Mark Shipley applies sealing tape to a wing joint on Pathfinder-Plus before it is hoisted into place at the NASM's Udvar-Hazy Center.
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Jan 24, 2007

AeroVironment crew chief Mark Shipley applies sealing tape to a wing joint on Pathfinder-Plus before it is hoisted into place at the NASM's Udvar-Hazy Center.

AeroVironment crew chief Mark Shipley applies sealing tape to a wing joint on Pathfinder-Plus before it is hoisted...

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NASA image: AeroVironment's Jim Daley, Rik Meininger, Derek Lisoski and Wyatt Sadler (clockwise from bottom left) closely monitor systems testing of the Pathfinder-Plus.
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Sep 17, 2004

AeroVironment's Jim Daley, Rik Meininger, Derek Lisoski and Wyatt Sadler (clockwise from bottom left) closely monitor systems testing of the Pathfinder-Plus.

AeroVironment's test director Jim Daley, backup pilot Rik Meininger, stability and controls engineer Derek Lisoski...

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NASA image: Helios Flies High
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Jun 7, 2003

Helios Flies High

The AeroVironment Helios high-altitude, solar-powered aircraft flies in Kauai, Hawaii. Helios reached 96,300 feet...

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NASA image: EC03-0058-2
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Mar 4, 2003

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Aerovironment technicians carefully line up attachments as a fuel cell electrical system is installed on the Helios...

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NASA image: EC03-0058-6
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Mar 4, 2003

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Technicians for AeroVironment, Inc., jack up a pressure tank to the wing of the Helios Prototype solar-electric...

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NASA image: As the rising sun dawns over the parched bed of Rogers Dry Lake, AeroVironment's solar-electric Pathfinder-Plus awaits takeoff on its final research flight.
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Aug 31, 2005

As the rising sun dawns over the parched bed of Rogers Dry Lake, AeroVironment's solar-electric Pathfinder-Plus awaits takeoff on its final research flight.

As the rising sun dawns over the parched bed of Rogers Dry Lake, AeroVironment's solar-electric Pathfinder-Plus...

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NASA image: ED01-0146-6
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Apr 28, 2001

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Ground crewmen maneuver AeroVironment's solar-powered Helios Prototype flying wing on its ground support dolly...

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NASA image: ED01-0146-1
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Apr 28, 2001

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Ground crewmen maneuver AeroVironment's solar-powered Helios Prototype flying wing on its ground support dolly...

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NASA image: ED01-0146-2
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Apr 28, 2001

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Ground crewmen maneuver AeroVironment's solar-powered Helios Prototype flying wing on its ground support dolly...

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NASA image: ED01-0146-4
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Apr 28, 2001

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Helios Prototype crew chief Marshall MacCready of AeroVironment, Inc., carefully monitors motor runs during ground...

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NASA image: ED01-0146-5
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Apr 28, 2001

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Ground crewmen maneuver AeroVironment's solar-powered Helios Prototype flying wing on its ground support dolly...

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NASA image: EC00-0283-3
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Sep 18, 2000

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An engineer at AeroVironment's Design Development Center in Simi Valley, California, closely inspects a set of...

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NASA image: EC00-0283-4
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Sep 18, 2000

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Technician Marshall MacCready carefully lays a panel of solar cells into place on a wing section of the Helios...

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NASA image: EC00-0283-5
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Sep 18, 2000

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Technician Marshall MacCready carefully lays a panel of solar cells into place on a wing section of the Helios...

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NASA image: EC00-0283-9
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Sep 18, 2000

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A technician at AeroVironment's Design Development Center in Simi Valley, California, checks a panel of silicon...

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NASA image: Pathfinder on lakebed rolling out for test flight
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Dec 10, 1995

Pathfinder on lakebed rolling out for test flight

The Pathfinder research aircraft's wing structure is clearly defined in this photo as personnel from AeroVironment...

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NASA image: Pathfinder aircraft taking off - setting new solar powered altitude record
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Sep 11, 1995

Pathfinder aircraft taking off - setting new solar powered altitude record

The Pathfinder solar-powered remotely piloted aircraft climbs to a record-setting altitude of 50,567 feet during a...

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NASA image: ED01-0230-1
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Aug 13, 2001

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NASA's Helios Prototype aircraft taking off from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, for the record...

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NASA image: Pathfinder aircraft flight #1
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Nov 19, 1996

Pathfinder aircraft flight #1

The Pathfinder solar-powered research aircraft settles in for landing on the bed of Rogers Dry Lake at the Dryden...

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