The Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18A lifted off on its first checkout flight November 15, 2002, from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, CA.
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The Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18A lifted off on its first checkout flight November 15, 2002, from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, CA. The X-53 designation was bestowed on the project by the USAF/DARPA group at Wright-Patterson AFB after the success of the project.› Read Project DescriptionNovember 15, 2002
NASA Photo / Tony Landis