Not every experimental jet fighter made by the U.S. military would go on to reach production, for any number of reasons.
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NASA's Weirdest Experimental Plane
NASA has tested some of the strangest aircraft designs in history, but few are as bizarre as the oblique wing aircraft—an experimental plane with one forward-swept wing and one backward-swept wing.
NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project recently concluded wind tunnel tests of its X-66 semi-span model in ...
The JASDF, historically famous for the stunning liveries of its aircraft, has revealed a brand-new paintjob for the Kawasaki C-1 as it gets closer to ...
The Cirrus VK-30 was a groundbreaking aircraft introduced by Cirrus Design Corporation in 1987. Founded by brothers Alan and ...
Chief executive James Taiclet says the defence giant has repositioned its portfolio of development programmes, including by ...
L3Harris Technologies' Viper Shield electronic warfare suite has completed its first flight aboard a USAF single seat Block ...
The advancement aligns with increasing global investments in electric and hybrid-powered flight technologies aimed at ...
This low-wing turboprop airplane could accommodate ... 85 (652 mph) up to 3,600 nautical miles. This aircraft is steep-approached certified to access short runways and high-altitude airports. The ...
Viper Shield all-digital electronic warfare suite recently had its first flight on a Royal Bahraini Air Force Block 70 F-16C assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s […] ...
Ukraine has deployed a new “experimental” weapon which it claims has destroyed a Russian glide bomb mid-flight. The nation’s ...
While some defenders of the use of aircraft ... experimental gear was likely the first to go. The general concept seems credible: an ekranoplan could skim along the sea surface at high speed ...