Lockheed Martin X-55

"X-55" redirects here. For other uses, see X55 (disambiguation).
X-55 ACCA
General information
TypeTechnology demonstrator
ManufacturerLockheed Martin Skunk Works
Primary userUnited States Air Force
Number built1
History
First flight2 June 2009
Developed fromFairchild Dornier 328JET

The Lockheed Martin X-55 Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA) is an experimental twinjet transport aircraft. It is intended to demonstrate new air cargo-carrier capabilities using advanced composite materials. A project of the United States Air Force's Air Force Research Laboratory, it was built by the international aerospace company Lockheed Martin, at its Advanced Development Programs (Skunk Works) facility in Palmdale, California.

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