Ikhana

The aircraft has been given the Choctaw Nation name "Ikhana"pronounced ee-kah-nah, which means intelligent.

Ikhana, NASA's Image Drone Aids Firefighters 2007

The aircraft has been given the Choctaw Nation name "Ikhana"pronounced ee-kah-nah, which means intelligent.

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The DC-8, ER-2, and even the MQ-9 Ikhana can offer sustained surveillance and remote sensing high above the ash plume, much longer than a fleeting satellite pass.

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NASA's Ikhana, a Predator B remotely piloted aircraft adapted for civil missions, is flying its first operational effort during a series of four or five missions over the western states.

Ikhana, NASA's Image Drone Aids Firefighters 2007

It honestly beats me how Ikhana can house a camera any better than a human piloted aircraft.

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Ikhana is the name of NASA'a unmanned aircraft put in use last week on the Zaca Fire.

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NASA's Ikhana, a Predator B remotely piloted aircraft adapted for civil missions, is flying its first operational effort during a series of four or five missions over the western states.

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The second flight in the series, a mission that will take Ikhana over Idaho and last an estimated 20 hours, is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 23.

Ikhana, NASA's Image Drone Aids Firefighters 2007

The second flight in the series, a mission that will take Ikhana over Idaho and last an estimated 20 hours, is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 23.

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Designed for long-endurance, high-altitude flight, Ikhana will be flown primarily on Earth science missions under the Earth Science Capability Demonstrations project at NASA Dryden.

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