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NASA Armstrong Prepares for X-57 Flight Tests

Ray Sadler adjusts hydraulic actuators with pads to the wing of the X-57 distributed electric aircraft wing.
Ray Sadler adjusts hydraulic actuators with pads to the wing of the X-57 distributed electric aircraft wing at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.

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Ray Sadler adjusts hydraulic actuators with pads to the wing of the X-57 distributed electric aircraft wing at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. Tests increased confidence in the wing’s durability and calibrated installed strain gauges for inflight load monitoring of the wing.

August 21, 2019
NASA Photo / Ken Ulbrich