Lockheed’s X-56A Testbed Damaged In Crash

Lockheed Martin’s X-56A unmanned aircraft was severely damaged in a crash shortly after takeoff from the dry lakebed at Edwards AFB, California, on Nov. 19. The aircraft was on its first flexible-wing flight to test active flutter suppression. The cause of the crash is not yet known. The aircraft...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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