F/A-18 Autonomous Formation Flight (AFF) Test Over California's Mojave Desert https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/bdfe0264-8274-4fcc-be34-a9b2262b61e4 This 32-second video taken on November 9. 2001 shows an F/A-18 Autonomous Formation Flight (AFF) test over California's Mojave Desert. Autonomous Formation Flight (AFF) is intended to allow an aircraft to fly in close formation over long distances using advanced positioning and controls technology. It utilizes Global Positioning System satellites and inertial navigation systems to position two or more aircraft in formation, with an accuracy of a few inches. This capability is expected to yield fuel efficiency improvements. Mirrored from YouTube: https://youtu.be/q13GsGMFJDU Original channel: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:59:04 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us F/A-18 Autonomous Formation Flight (AFF) Test Over California's Mojave Desert https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/ec5edb1e-3795-4978-be4f-c67e98fbc992.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/bdfe0264-8274-4fcc-be34-a9b2262b61e4 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.