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UAVs in the Smithsonian

Posted by Chris Anderson on April 30, 2008 at 7:30pm

From News.com: "Starting last week, the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian Institution is recognizing that 21st-century technology in an exhibition titled "Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles." Pictured here in the museum are three of the six UAVs on display (from top to bottom): the RQ-3A Darkstar, the MQ-1L Predator A, and the X-45A Joint Unmanned Combat Air System. In the gallery pages that follow, we'll provide a look at all six aircraft in the field."
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  • rad man May 2, 2008 at 10:06pm
    i was in there and they have alot of stuff its amazing that they can change stuff out soo fast
  • Phil Liedblad May 2, 2008 at 10:35am
    You know your getting old when the projects you have worked on end up in the Smithsonian.
    Thanks for the pictures.
    Phil
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    Chris Anderson April 30, 2008 at 8:21pm
    Yes, on the mall. Not only have I not been to the Hiller in the SF area, I've never HEARD of it, despite probably driving past it every week. D'oh.

    Thanks for the tip!
  • Howard Gordon April 30, 2008 at 8:06pm
    Chris - that's the Smithsonian on the mall in DC, not the one in Chantilly, right ? My son and I had the opportunity to visit both last summer, and the one in Chantilly (out by Dulles) is absolutely incredible - it's worth a trip cross-country just on its own merit. They apparently have a Hiller Flying Platform mothballed somewhere in Maryland waiting for restoration.

    Along those lines, there's a Hiller museum up your way - www.hiller.org. Have you been there ?
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