That weird-looking VTOL X-Plane has flown

Aurora Flight Sciences announced last week that a subscale model of its LightningStrike, Vertical Take-off and Landing Experimental Plane (VTOL X-plane) for DARPA has flown at a military installation.

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Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences



This is a 20% scale flight model of the full scale demonstrator, which Aurora Flight Sciences will develop over the next 24 months.