Throttle problems delay flights of X-31 at Patuxent River
Flight testing of the X-31A thrust-vectoring aircraft at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Patuxent River, Md., has been delayed as engineers attempt to determine why the aircraft's throttle is not performing as expected. "It's not a new design on the throttle or anything else, it's just something...
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