ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309190
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| Date: | Saturday 11 March 2023 |
| Time: | c. 17:04 UTC |
| Type: | Dihedral 90 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N204X |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Pendleton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Range , OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft was maneuvering and crashed in a field at the Pendleton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Range.
The D90 UAS is a jet-powered sub-scale aircraft, which has a 7.5ft (2.2m) wingspan and no tail. It uses both conventional steering controls and a novel implementation of active flow control (AFC).
Sources:
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N204X
https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news/technology/us-researchers-show-active-flow-control-works-on-tailless-aircraft.html
https://www.iit.edu/news/tailless-jet-flies-free-novel-control-technique
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