Sweet success: Vanilla Unmanned completes 8-day record flight

Platform Aerospace personnel prepare a Vanilla unmanned aircraft system for its record-breaking flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 24. The aircraft broke the world record for unrefueled, internal combustion endurance of an unmanned aircraft with a total continuous flight time of 8 days, 50 minutes, and 47 seconds, and 12,200 miles, Oct. 2. (Air Force photo by Bryce Bennett)

PHOTO BY: Bryce Bennett
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NIKON D810

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24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

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28/10

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1/250

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1600

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