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X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) development program is a completed 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. Majority of images came from NASA's website.An Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) is a flexible wing that may be aerodynamically twisted to improve roll maneuverability of high-performance aircraft at high speeds. The concept turns the natural aeroelastic warping of a wing of high speed aircraft into a benefit by the use of multiple leading and trailing edge control surfaces activated by a digital flight control system.