Unmanned cloud-seeding aircraft takes flight in Nevada Reno NV (SPX) May 06, 2016 - For the first time in aviation history, a fixed-wing unmanned aircraft has successfully tested a cloud-seeding payload during an experimental flight in Nevada. Flown at Hawthorne Industrial Airport under the state's FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site designation, the Drone America Savant aircraft reached an altitude of 400 feet and flew for approximat ... more

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