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2013.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Boing has retrofitted retired Lockheed martin F 16 fighting falcons to turn them into unmanned aerial vehicles. The first such machine that had been mothballed for 15 years, was successfully test flown in September this year from a base in Florida to the Gulf to Mexico. The aircraft flew at an altitude of 40,000 fits attained a speed of Mach 1.47 (1800Km/h) and clocked 7Gs of acceleration. the unmanned F-16 was followed by two chase planes to ensure it stayed in sight and also carried a self destruct mechanism if it become necessary.
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