General Dynamics X-62 VISTA (“Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft”) experimental plane in flight. According to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, one application for the X-62 and its kin is as an autonomously piloted aircraft, perhaps as a robotic wingman to a manned aircraft. Image credit: US Air Force / Kyle Brasier
By John Mecklin, September 11, 2023
General Dynamics X-62 VISTA (“Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft”) experimental plane in flight. According to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, one application for the X-62 and its kin is as an autonomously piloted aircraft, perhaps as a robotic wingman to a manned aircraft. Image credit: US Air Force / Kyle Brasier
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