X-56A Ready To Fly Again At Edwards

Credit: AFRL
NASA’s Lockheed Martin X-56A aeroelastic research aircraft is ready to fly once the flooded lakebed at Edwards AFB, California, has dried and can again be used as a runway. Ground testing of the unmanned X-56A with a flexible wing has been completed at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. The...

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