Skunk Works X-56A Designed To Test Flutter Limits
Credit: U.S. AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY/LOCKHEED MARTIN
Research suggests that the ambitious performance goals of future long-endurance reconnaissance aircraft and highly efficient commercial transports may only be achievable by using very light structures and long, slender wings. However, as any freshman aerodynamics student knows, such designs are...
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