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Touch and Go Landing

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The airworthiness testing included maneuvers relevant to carrier operations, including an autonomous "touch and go" landing--an aviation first--and landing at a high sink rate in a heavy weight configuration.

News Release:

Photo Release -- U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman Complete X-47B Flight Testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Move Second Unmanned Aircraft to East Coast (Issued on 2012-06-14 at 09:30 Eastern)

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