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  • "A significant amount of preflight analysis was conducted. Which is in essence why we need to fly again. … There's more to learn in this area," he added.

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  • "When the onboard system detects [undesirable or unsafe flight] behavior, it forces itself into a controlled roll and pitchover to descend directly into the ocean," DARPA spokesman Eric Mazzacone explained in e-mail to The Washington Times.

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