The X-56A remotely piloted aircraft begins a research mission from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in the skies above Edwards Air Force Base, California.
NASA/Jim Ross
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The X-56A remotely piloted aircraft begins a research mission from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in the skies above Edwards Air Force Base, California. The aircraft has lightweight and flexible wings and a system which suppressed a potentially destructive vibration called flutter. The successes of the project could allow future airline designers to use such wings to conserve fuel.
For more information: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/feature/X-56A-team-makes-project-take-flight.html
June 11, 2019NASA Photo / Jim Ross