Aircraft program
Technology demonstrator for (DARPA) Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) X-Plane Demonstration Project with aim of incorporating Active Flow Control (AFC) as primary design feature and achieve speeds of up to Mach 0.7, also known as DARPA CRANE. In development.
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Subscribe| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Flight Sciences CRANE X-Plane | 2019 / | Clean-sheet demonstrator aircraft, officially designated X-65. |
| Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company | News |
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