NASA Dryden technicians (Dave Dennis, Freddie Graham, and Jeff Doughty) positioned a support cylinder under the right wing of the Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 test aircraft prior to ground vibration tests.
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NASA Dryden technicians (Dave Dennis, Freddie Graham, and Jeff Doughty) positioned a support cylinder under the right wing of the Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) F/A-18 test aircraft prior to ground vibration tests. The X-53 designation was bestowed on the AAW project by the USAF/DARPA group at Wright-Patterson AFB after the success of the project.› Read Project DescriptionAugust 22, 2002
NASA Photo / Tom Tschida