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Boeing-backed X-65 moves closer to first flight

A Boeing-backed experimental jet that ditches flaps, ailerons, and other moving control surfaces has reached a major assembly milestone. Aurora Flight Sciences has moved the X-65 fuselage to Virginia for final integration, where teams are fitting avionics, engines, and the aircraft’s active flow control system – the part that makes the whole sci-fi trick work. […]