First flight

The Hexa, an electric, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, hovers in the air during its first test flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 4, 2022. The Hexa team completed the aircraft’s first unmanned flight test via remote control. The aircraft, which used 18 motors and propellors, flew for approximately 10 minutes and reached a height of about 50 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

PHOTO BY: Samuel King Jr.
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CAMERA

NIKON D850

LENS

50.0-500.0 mm f/4.5-6.3

APERTURE

13

SHUTTERSPEED

1/250

ISO

200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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