NASA's modified Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 skimmed over the U.S. Borax mine during a recent mission from the Dryden Flight Research Center.
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NASA’s modified Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 skimmed over the U.S. Borax mine during a recent mission from the Dryden Flight Research Center. 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 DescriptionDecember 15, 2004NASA Photo / Jim Ross