NASA unveils the X-70 Fractal, its new advanced-technology experimental aircraft

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NASA presented the X-70 Fractal, an experimental aircraft it will use to test advanced flight systems and study new forms of maneuverability. The announcement was made at the UP.Summit gathering at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The aircraft has a modular architecture, can carry more than 900 kilograms of research equipment and reaches Mach 0.75, an altitude of about 13,700 meters and more than 2,700 kilometers of range. Its first flight under the agency's emblem is expected within the next two years.

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The X-70 Fractal was presented at the UP.Summit gathering at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Its modular architecture allows it to carry more than 900 kilograms of research equipment and swap instruments quickly.
It reaches Mach 0.75, about 13,700 meters of altitude and more than 2,700 kilometers of range.

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