Your browser does not support this video.Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/X-53A-Active-Aeroelastic-Wing-(AAW)-Test-Flight-2JRSXLJV25LY.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarRockwell HiMAT Test FlightX-36 Flight Test HighlightsX-43A Hyper-X Test ActivitiesX-48C Flight Test Highlights737 MAX Put Together Quickly (PTQ) Video, December 2015 (Silent)737 MAX Put Together Quickly (PTQ) Video, December 2015Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) B-rollBoeing X-32A Flight Test HighlightsF/A-18 Hornet "Classic" Aerial B-rollView AllX-53A Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) Test FlightSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The X-53A Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) flight research project conducted by NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Boeing Phantom Works, researched a high-tech adaptation of the Wright Brothers rudimentary ‘wing-warping’ approach to aircraft flight control. The project began in 1996 and was completed in 2005. The information gained in the project can be applied to a wide range of future aircraft designs.BI46863 (BIV16_X-53A_01)Maximum size:720px × 480px (~21 MB)License type:Rights ManagedDuration:1m1sKeywords:2000s-air to air-day-deserts-F/A-18A Hornet-flight testing-flying-ground shots-NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center-one of a kind aircraft-other livery-Phantom Works-research/experimental-rolls-runways-takeoffs-white-X-53A (NASA modified F/A-18A)Related Virtual folders:X-53A Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW)