DescriptionX-47B receives fuel from an Omega K-707 tanker while operating in the Atlantic Test Ranges.jpg
English: The U.S. Navy's unmanned Northrop Grumman X-47B receives fuel from an Boeing 707-368C tanker while operating in the Atlantic Test Ranges over the Chesapeake Bay (USA). This test marked the first time an unmanned aircraft refueled in flight.
Deutsch: Die unbemannte Northrop Grumman
X-47B der US-Marine erhält Kraftstoff von einem
Boeing 707-368C-Tanker der
Omega Aerial Refueling Services, während sie in den Atlantik-Testgebieten über der Chesapeake Bay (USA) operiert. Bei diesem Test wurde erstmals ein unbemanntes Flugzeug im Flug betankt. (im Hintergrund liegt die
Naval Air Station Patuxent River)
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PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (April 22, 2015) The Navy's unmanned X-47B receives fuel from an Omega K-707 tanker while operating in the Atlantic Test Ranges over the Chesapeake Bay. This test marked the first time an unmanned aircraft refueled in flight. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
Headline
US Navy's X-47B, AV-2, Bureau # 168064, of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23) successfully complete Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) with the K-707 Omega Tanker over the Chesapeake Bay on 22 April 2015. VX-23 is part of the Naval Test Wing Atlantic in Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. The Mission Operators of the X-47B are Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Mr. Corey Lazare and Mr. Dave Fulton. Pilots of the Omega Aerial Refueling Services are Mr. Tom Straiton and Mr. Dennis Warren. (U.S. Navy Photo by Liz Wolter)