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X-56A Completes Envelope Clearance Flights

X-56A in flight over Mojave Desert.
NASA researchers are using the remotely piloted X-56A to explore the behavior of lightweight, flexible aircraft structures.

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The X-56A flies over the desert near NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. NASA researchers are using the remotely piloted X-56A to explore the behavior of lightweight, flexible aircraft structures.

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August 11, 2015
NASA Photo / Jim Ross