Boeing said its X-31A VECTOR aircraft wrapped up its three-year flight test program on April 29

Edited by James E. Swickard June 01, 2003
Boeing said its X-31A VECTOR aircraft wrapped up its three-year flight test program on April 29, successfully demonstrating the use of thrust vectoring for performing extremely short takeoff and landing (ESTOL) operations. In its final flight at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., the X-31A...

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