MD-90 Arrives At Palmdale For NASA X-66A Conversion

MD90 ferry flight

MD-90 ferry flight

Credit: NASA/Carla Thomas
A former Delta Air Lines MD-90 is being prepared for conversion into Boeing’s X-66A transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) experimental aircraft after arriving at Palmdale, California, on Aug. 15 following a short ferry flight from nearby Victorville. The aircraft, which has been in storage since its...
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