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The X-53A Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) flight research project conducted by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Boeing Phantom Works, researched a high-tech adaptation of the Wright Brothers rudimentary ‘wing-warping’ approach to aircraft flight control.
X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing (variant of the F/A-18 Hornet family of aircraft) manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas und Vereinigte Staaten country of origin: Vereinigte Staaten first flight: 15. November 2002
The X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) program was an American research initiative involving the collaboration of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Boeing Phantom Works, and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.
17 sie 2018 · With landing gear and flaps down, NASA Dryden’s (now Armstrong’s) Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18A research aircraft, also known as X-53, rolled toward final approach to the Edwards Air Force Base runway at the end of a test flight in Edwards, California.
AirHistory.net - Douglas XC-53A Skytrooper aircraft photos. This was the sole XC-53A, distinguished from the standard C-53 Skytrooper by experimental fitment of full-span slotted flaps. These are visible in this shot, extending almost to the wing tips. It was later converted back to standard C-53.
The X-planes are a series of experimental United States aircraft and rockets, used to test and evaluate new technologies and aerodynamic concepts. They have an X designator within the US system of aircraft designations, which denotes the experimental research mission.
The Boeing X-53 was a technology demonstrator for the "Active Aerolastic wing"-program (AAW) and was based on the F/A-18 Hornet. The AAW was jointly undertaken by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Boeing Phantom Works and the Dryden Flight flight Research Center (DFRC), where a modified...
