The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation has developed an unmanned platform that flew a 2 1/2-day continuous flight demonstration from Dec. 9 to Dec 11 at Dugway Proving Ground.
Graphic: U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
The Ultra Long Endurance Aircraft Platform, or Ultra LEAP, consists of a high-performance, cost-effective, sport-class commercial airframe converted to a fully automated system with autonomous takeoff and landing capabilities, the service says in a press release.
It added that the Ultra LEAP is expected to achieve increased levels of flight endurance in subsequent demonstrations.
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