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AAW Sports New Paint Job

AAW Sports New Paint Job
A modified F/A-18A sporting a distinctive red, white, and blue paint scheme was the test aircraft for the Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) project at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.

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A modified F/A-18A sporting a distinctive red, white, and blue paint scheme was the test aircraft for the Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) project at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, 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 DescriptionOctober 24, 2001
NASA Photo / Tony Landis