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The Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) F/A-18 research aircraft was shadowed by another F-18 in formation during a flyover of the NASA 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 DescriptionJune 25, 2003
NASA Photo / Jim Ross
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