Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing

The X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) development program is a completed research project that was undertaken jointly by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Boeing Phantom Works and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center where the technology was flight tested on a modified McDonnell Douglas F-A-18 Hornet.

Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing Aircraft Information = Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing X-53 Warbird Picture - F/A-18 configured by NASA as 1

Made by McDonnell DouglasNorthrop Corporation.

It is the successor of the McDonnell Douglas F-A-18 Hornet .

Developed From
McDonnell Douglas F-A-18 Hornet
Predecessor
McDonnell Douglas F-A-18 Hornet
Category
Aircraft configurations
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Boeing aircraft
Edwards Air Force Base
Emerging technology
NASA programs
United States experimental aircraft 2000-2009
Wing design
Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas
Northrop Corporation
Primary user
NASA
National Origin
United States
See Also
* Aeroelasticity* Parker Variable Wing* Adaptive Compliant Wing* Aeroelastic wing on the Grumman X-29

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