US Air Force photographer Bill Evans captured the Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle at the moment the wingtip latch captured the dangling line from the SkyHook. This image comes from a photo essay by Evans showing Air Force Academy cadets controlling the ScanEagle at Fort Carson, Colorado. As a side note, the captions on the link above provoke one of my pet peeves. The USAF unfortunately chooses to call the Insitu product a "remotely piloted aircraft", but, unlike the Predator/Reaper family, the ScanEagle flies autonomously. It is not remotely piloted. (h/t StrategyPage)
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