The X-65 fuselage is densely packed with air compression, cooling and plumbing for the AFC system. Credit: DARPA Since the Wright brothers warped the wings of their Flyer, most aircraft have used ...
Emerging aviation technologies developer Aurora Flight Sciences is progressing with assembly of its prototype X-65 active flow control demonstrator. Aurora on 20 November shared an image of the X-65 ...
The upcoming test campaign at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is the culmination of the program that included ...
DARPA has awarded a contract to Aurora Flight Sciences to build a full-scale aircraft called the X-65. It will test a new technology that replaces moving control surfaces with Active Flow Control (AFC ...
Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences has begun manufacturing a secretive new X-plane for the US military, designated the X-65. Aurora is under contract to develop the experimental jet aircraft for ...