Luke Reddaway, a LIFT team member, pilots the Hexa aircraft via remote control during its first flight at a military airfield at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft, which used 18 motors and propellors, flew for approximately 10 minutes and reached a height of about 50 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.) 413,Eglin,Hexa,VTOL,test,

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