X-31 research aircraft crashes
An X-31 research aircraft crashed Thursday near Edwards AFB, Calif., but test pilot Karl-Heinz Lang safely ejected. The aircraft, one of two used by the U.S. and Germany to explore the potential of extreme maneuvers by fighter planes, was returning to Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif...
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