Lockheed Martin X-56A, modular unmanned aerial vehicle, Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

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Lockheed Martin X-56 on Wikipedia

 

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X-56A: Breaking the Flutter Barrier

Published on Jun 17, 2013

The X-56A is an unmanned multiple use technology demonstrator designed to test active flutter suppression and gust load alleviation incorporating advanced control technology. The technologies demonstrated by the X-56A are vital to the successful development of the slender, lightweight, high-aspect-ratio wings that could be used by future transports and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance UASs to increase aircraft performance and lower the vehicle fly away and operating costs.

 

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Article "NASA's X-56A Experimental Drone Flies on Ultra-Lightweight Wings"
The drone is meant as a testbed for the technologies that will build the next generation of aircraft

by John Wenz
April 16, 2015

 

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Article "Lockheed-built X-56A crashes at USAF test range"

by James Drew
November 23, 2015