The X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) development program is a completed American research project that was undertaken jointly by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Boeing Phantom Works and NASA 's Dryden Flight Research Center, where the technology was flight tested on a modified McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.

The X-planes are a series of experimental United States aircraft and rockets, used to test and evaluate new technologies and aerodynamic concepts. They have an X designator within the US system of aircraft designations, which denotes the experimental research mission.

NASA F-18 tail number (TN) 853 (X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing) preparing for landing at Edwards Air Force Base in Edwards, California. The AAW project’s goal was to demonstrate improved aircraft roll control through aerodynamically induced wing twist on a full-scale high-performance aircraft at transonic and supersonic speeds.

2023年8月23日 · NASA 853, a modified former Navy F/A-18A fighter plane, is now performing research duties in the Active Aeroelastic Wing project...

2021年11月5日 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Boeing X-53 AAW (Active Aeroelastic Wing) Experimental Aircraft including pictures.

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2006年12月18日 · Air Force Research Laboratory researchers recently received word that the Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) flight demonstrator has been assigned the Mission Design Series number X-53. The designation makes it the first successful X plane initiated within the,

The X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing ( AAW) development program is a completed American research project that was undertaken jointly by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Boeing Phantom Works and NASA 's Dryden Flight Research Center, where the technology was flight tested on a modified McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.

The Boeing X-53 was a technology demonstrator for the "Active Aerolastic wing"-program (AAW) and was based on the F/A-18 Hornet. The AAW was jointly undertaken by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Boeing Phantom Works and the Dryden Flight flight Research Center (DFRC), where a modified...

2018年8月17日 · With landing gear and flaps down, NASA Dryden’s (now Armstrong’s) Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18A research aircraft, also known as X-53, rolled toward final approach to the Edwards Air Force Base runway at the end of a test flight in Edwards, California.