Boom Sets Up For Key XB-1 Flutter Clearance Tests

XB-1
Credit: Boom Supersonic
Boom Supersonic aims to resume XB-1 envelope expansion flights as early as next week following delivery of a new flutter excitement system (FES) to the company’s test site at Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Mounted on the wing tips, the FES is used to generate structural vibration modes...
Guy Norris

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