(Source: NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Although a pilot will be on board for safety purposes, Langley's SR-22 unmanned aircraft system will be controlled from a portable ground station during its 30 mile flight to deliver 10 pounds of medicine. Some underserved Virginia patients were among the first to be officially helped by an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), more commonly known as a drone, during research flights to a medical clinic in Wise County Friday. In accordance with research flight plans authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a full-sized aircraft operated by NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton and a hexacopter drone operated by...
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