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NASA Armstrong Completes X-57 Wing Tests

The X-57 distributed electric aircraft wing completed its testing at AFRC
The X-57 distributed electric aircraft wing that will fly in the final configuration of the flight tests completed its testing at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.

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The X-57 distributed electric aircraft wing that will fly in the final configuration of the flight tests completed its testing at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. The test above researched the wing’s structure under stress of 120% of the design limit. From left to right are Eric Miller, Tony Cash, Welsey Li, Shun-fat Lung and Ashante Jordan.

For more information: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/features/X-57-wing-tests-complete.html

September 5, 2019
NASA Photo / Lauren Hughes