Predator Drone | From Albatross to Amber | S54-E1
American Innovations
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The Air Force Albatross
The albatross can carry 95 pounds of fuel, which should give it lots of endurance in the air. The autopilot system measures air pressure at the wing tips and stabilizes the plane as it flies. There's a data length that will beam info to the ground, things like speed, altitude and climb ratio. Cara can't wait to show off his creation, but he can't read the expressions on darpa engineers faces.
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