X-56A Flies To Begin Active Flutter-Control Tests

A testbed for future fuel-efficient civil transport and unmanned aircraft with slender, flexible wings has made its first flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, Calif. The X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed (MUTT) has been built by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works for the U.S...

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