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Pathfinder aircraft liftoff on altitude record setting flight of 71,500 feet
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The Pathfinder aircraft has set a new unofficial world record for high-altitude flight of over 71,500 feet for solar-powered aircraft at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii. Pathfinder was designed and manufactured by AeroVironment, Inc, of Simi Valley, California, and was operated by the firm under a jointly sponsored research agreement with NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Pathfinder's record-breaking flight occurred July 7, 1997.
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Credit linePathfinder aircraft liftoff on altitude record setting flight of 71,500 feet. NASA/AFRC, 1997-07-07. Public domain. ID: EC97-44138-1.
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