However, several transmitters for RC aircraft, e.g., FrSky Taranis, can also be used as joysticks for X-Plane. X-Plane requires a joystick for manually controlling yaw, pitch, and roll. 38.The demo version will prevent you from controlling the plane manually after 15 minutes of flying or so, but flying in ArduPlane modes that don’t require manual input, e.g., Auto, and switching modes from a ground control station such as Mission Planner will work even after that.Ĭonfigure a joystick/transmitter for use with X-Plane. ↑ Jenkins, Landis and Miller 2003, pp.↑ A history of the Joint Strike Fighter Program, Martin-Baker.List of military aircraft of the United States.Īctive flutter suppression and gust load alleviation technology for potential use in future high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) reconnaissance aircraft. Molded composite fuselage and empennage testbed. Īdvanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA). Number skipped to avoid confusion with B-52. Vectored Thrust Ducted Propeller (VTDP) testbed. Unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) demonstrator. į-22-based Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft thrust vectoring testbed. Ĩ0% scale Space Maneuver Vehicle testbed.Įxpendable liquid propellant upper stage rocket. įuture Aircraft Technology Enhancements (FATE) program. Lifting body Crew Return Vehicle demonstrator. Half-scale reusable launch vehicle prototype. Thrust vectoring supermaneuverability testbed. Single stage to orbit spaceplane prototype. Inexpensive aerial policing seaplane testbed. Light autogyro for emergency use by downed pilots. Note: Designation never officially assigned. Maneuvering atmospheric reentry effects testbed. Reusable spaceplane for military missions. VTOL/ Short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) testbed.Įvaluated the tiltwing concept for VTOL flight. Tested the effects of high Mach number reentry. High-altitude reconnaissance aircraft project. Hypersonic (Mach 6.7), high-altitude (350,000 feet (110,000 m)) testing.įirst manned hypersonic aircraft capable of suborbital spaceflight. Įxamined the vectored thrust configuration for VTOL flight. Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) testbed.Įvaluated tailsitting configuration for VTOL flight. Īdvanced testbed for SM-65 Atlas missile. Guidance and propulsion technology testbed.Īssisted development of GAM-63 Rascal missile. Upper air research vehicle and sounding rocket. Modified Convair B-36 for study of Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion not built. įirst aircraft to fly with variable geometry wings. Įvaluated handling characteristics of tailless aircraft in the transonic speed region. Incapable of reaching design speed, but provided insights into inertia coupling. Planned to test long-duration high-speed flight. Titanium alloy construction low aspect ratio wings. Proved aerodynamic viability of thin wing sections. Nameįirst aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight. Navy designations before 1962, while others have been known only by manufacturers' designations, non-'X'-series designations, or classified codenames. experimental aircraft have been designated as X-planes some received U.S. Most X-planes are not expected to go into full-scale production one exception was the Lockheed Martin X-35, which competed against the Boeing X-32 during the Joint Strike Fighter Program, and has entered production as the F-35. X-planes 7 through 12 were actually missiles (used to test new types of engines), and some other vehicles were un-piloted (some were remotely flown, some were full-on drones). Later X-planes supported important research in a multitude of aerodynamic and technical fields, but only the North American X-15 rocket plane of the early 1960s achieved comparable fame to that of the X-1. The first, the Bell X-1, became well known after it became, in 1947, the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight. Some of the X-planes have been well publicized, while others, such as the X-16, have been developed in secrecy. The majority of X-Plane testing has occurred at Edwards Air Force Base. Most of the X-planes have been operated by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) or, later, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), often in conjunction with the United States Air Force. The X-planes are a series of experimental United States airplanes and helicopters (and some rockets) used to test and evaluate new technologies and aerodynamic concepts. This article is about the X-series of experimental aircraft.
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