What does AAW stand for?

Active Aeroelastic Wing

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There he worked on the joint NASA-Air Force F/A-18A active aeroelastic wing research program.

American forces press service (Oct. 8, 2005): air force captain named ...

He also is project pilot for the F-18 Active Aeroelastic Wing aircraft, the F-18 Systems research aircraft, the NASA B-52 launch aircraft and the NASA Learjet.

FIVE TO BE HONORED ON WALK EVENT PAYS TRIBUTE TO PILOTS

The so-called active aeroelastic wing has a major advantage: It can be up to 15 percent lighter than a conventional wing because it's thinner and more flexible.

Wings of change: shape-shifting aircraft may ply future skyways

The third diorama showcases the Active Aeroelastic Wing project, a current Dryden flight research effort that is exploring active control via digital electronics of wing flexibility for maneuvering - essentially a high-tech, 21st century twist on the Wright brothers' wing-warping system for turning and stability.

100 YEARS OF WORK IN FLIGHT EXHIBIT

The F/A-18, in the active aeroelastic wing program, is testing whether the flexible wings give a pilot more control at speeds just above and below the sound barrier.

MORPHING PLANE IN WORKS LOCKHEED WINS CONTRACT FOR TECHNOLOGY

CAPTION(S): photo Photo: A jet fighter with active aeroelastic wings is being test-flown from Edwards Air Force Base.

NEW JET MAY LEARN THE TWIST NASA TESTING FLEXIBLE WINGS

Borrowing a nearly 100-year-old idea, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Active Aeroelastic Wing program is looking to prove that twisting an airplane's wing can improve control.

NEW TWIST TRIED ON OLD IDEA NASA EXPERIMENTS WITH FLEXIBLE WINGS

Morph, as in changing shape - because that is what the Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 is supposed to do: twist its wings for better control at speeds just below and above the sound barrier.

FIGHTER TO TEST FLEXIBLE-WING TECHNOLOGY AT HIGH SPEED