Brad Bollig and Luke Reddaway, LIFT team members, secure batteries to the Hexa aircraft’s motors before its first flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 6, 2022. The Hexa team completed the aircraft’s flight test at Duke Field 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.)