NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of experimental aircraft

This is a list of experimental aircraft. Most aircraft are marked as experimental when they are first designed, so this list will focus on notable vehicles that never went into production and experimental variations of vehicles that were produced. In generic use, an experimental aircraft is an aircraft that has not yet been fully proven in flight. ...

For US designs this list will focus primarily on those aircraft that carried the "X" series designation or carried the "X" series designation as a prefix to a prototype, preproduction, or test aircraft.

US "X" designations

Purely-experimental designs

The Bell X-1, originally XS-1 was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled, level flight. ... The Bell X-2 was an American research aircraft built to investigate flight characteristics in the Mach 2_3 range. ... The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was an experimental jet aircraft with a slender fuselage and a long tapered nose, manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company. ... The Northrop X-4 Bantam was a small twin-jet airplane that had no horizontal tail surfaces, depending instead on combined elevator and aileron control surfaces (called elevons) for control in pitch and roll attitudes. ... The Bell X-5 was the first aircraft capable of changing the sweep of its wings in flight. ... The Convair X-6 was a proposed experimental aircraft that never left the drawing board proposed in response to the Soviet Tupolev Tu-119. ... This aircraft article has not been updated to WikiProject Aircrafts current standards. ... Aerojet X-8 rocket The Aerojet General X-8 was an unguided, spin-stabilized sounding rocket designed to launch a 150 pound (68 kg) payload to 200,000 feet (61 km). ... The Bell X-9 Shrike was a prototype ground-to-air, liquid-fueled guided missile that was a testbed for the nuclear-armed GAM-63 Rascal. ... The North American X-10, much like the X-9 Shrike, was an unmanned technology demonstrator for advanced missile technologies. ... Project Number: MX-1593 The Convair XSM-16A (re-designated X-11) was a single-stage testbed for the Atlas missile. ... The Convair X-12 being launched The Convair X-12 was the second, more advanced testbed for the Atlas rocket program. ... The Ryan X-13A-RY Vertijet, Ryan Model 69, was an experimental Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft flown in the United States in the 1950s. ... The Bell X-14 (Bell Type 68) was an experimental VTOL aircraft flown in the United States in the 1950s. ... The X-15 in flight, early 1960s The North American X-15 rocket plane was perhaps the most important of the USAF/USN X-series of experimental aircraft, after only possibly the Bell X-1. ... The Bell X-16 was an aircraft designed as a high altitude reconnaissance jet aircraft in the United States in the 1950s. ... The Lockheed X-17 was a three stage solid-fuel research rocket to test the effects of high mach reentry. ... The X-18 was an experimental cargo transport aircraft designed to be the first testbed for tiltwing and STOVL (short take off and vertical landing) technology. ... Curtiss-Wright X-19 in flight The Curtiss-Wright X-19 was designed as a 4 passenger VTOL transport originally, before the United States Air Force showed interest. ... Artists conception of the X-20 during re-entry The X-20 Dyna-Soar (Dynamic Soarer) was a USAF program to develop a spaceplane that could be used for a variety of military missions, including reconnaissance, bombing, space rescue, satellite maintenance, and sabotage of enemy satellites. ... The Northrop X-21 was an experimental aircraft designed to test wings with laminar flow control. ... The Bell X-22 was an experimental VTOL/STOL aircraft evalutated by the US Navy. ... The Martin-Marietta X-23A PRIME (Precision Reentry Including Maneuvering reEntry) was a small lifting body re-entry vehicle tested by the United States Air Force in the mid-1960s. ... The X-24 was an experimental US aircraft developed from a joint USAF-NASA program named PILOT (1963-1975). ... X-25A in flight The Bensen X-25 was a gyrocopter developed as a test vehicle as part of the U.S. Air Forceâ€™s Discretionary Descent Vehicle (DDV) program. ... The X-26 is a sailplane and is the longest-lived of the X-plane programs. ... X-27 mockup in a Lockheed Corporation hanger The X-27 was a proposed lightweight fighter aircraft derived from the Lockheed Skunk Works CL-1200 Lancer project. ... X-28 on the tarmac The Pereira X-28 was a single-seat flying boat built by George Pereira, a private builder. ... The Grumman X-29 explored a number of new technologies, the most immediately obvious being the forward swept wings and canard control surface. ... 1986 artists concept of X-30 on liftoff. ... The collaborative U.S.-German Rockwell-MBB X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability program was designed to test fighter thrust vectoring technology. ... The Boeing X-32 was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. ... The X-33 was a sub scale technology demonstrator for the VentureStar, a next-generation, commercially operated reusable launch vehicle. ... The Orbital Sciences X-34 was intended as a low-cost testbed to demonstrate key technologies integratable to the Reusable Launch Vehicle program. ... X-35C The X-35 was a experimental aircraft by Lockheed Martin for the Joint Strike Fighter Program. ... The McDonnell Douglas X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft was a subscale prototype jet designed to fly without the traditional tail surfaces common on most aircraft. ... An artists rendition of the X-37. ... The X-38 was a program under leadership of NASA Johnson Space Center to build a series of incremental flight demonstrators for the proposed Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) for the International Space Station. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Boeing X-40A Space Maneuver Vehicle was part of the X-37 Future-X Reusable Launch Vehicle project. ... X-41 is the designation for a still-classified U.S. military spaceplane. ... X-42 is the designation of a still-classified U.S. military space project. ... NASA technicians working on the X-43A at the tip of a Pegasus rocket attached to a Boeing B-52B prior to launch (March 27, 2004) The X-43 is an unmanned experimental hypersonic aircraft design with multiple planned scale variations meant to test different aspects of highly supersonic flight. ... The X-44 MANTA (Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft) is intended to test the feasibility of full yaw, pitch and roll control without any use of tailplanes (horizontal or vertical). ... The Boeing X-45 UCAV (Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle) is a concept demonstrator for a next generation of completely autonomous fighter aircraft, developed by Boeings Phantom Works (a Skunk Works-like division acquired through McDonnell Douglas). ... In parallel with the DARPA/USAF X-45A UCAV effort, the U.S. Navy and DARPA studied a naval carrier-based UCAV under the UCAV-N label. ... The Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus is a demonstration Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle. ... The X-48 is an experimental aircraft currently under development by Boeing and NASA for investigation into the characteristics of Blended Wing Body aircraft, a type of flying wing. ... The X-49A is an experimental helicopter currently under development. ... First flight of the Boeing X-50A The Boeing X-50A Dragonfly, formerly known as the Canard Rotor/Wing Demonstrator, is a UAV being developed by Boeing and DARPA to demonstrate the principle that a helicopters rotor can be stopped in flight and act as a fixed wing. ... Artist concept of X-51A (US AFRL) The Air Force Research Laboratorys X-51 Scramjet-Waverider is being built by Pratt & Whitney and Boeing. ... The Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) development program is a current research project being undertaken jointly by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Boeing Phantom Works and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, where the technology is being flight tested on a modified F/A-18 Hornet, designated the X-53. ...

XA series

First flown in 1942, the American Douglas A-26 Invader (after 1948, the B-26, and after 1966, the A-26A) was a twin-engined light attack bomber aircraft built during World War II and seeing service in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. ... The Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly was a heavily armed ground attack plane prototype, fitted with a forward-firing 75 mm cannon to attack heavily armored targets. ...

XB series

Lt. ... Lt. ... Lt. ... The Martin XB-27 (Martin Model 182) was a plane proposed by the Glenn L. Martin Company to fill a strong need in the United States Army Air Corps for a high-altitude medium bomber. ... The Martin XB-27 (Martin Model 182) was a plane proposed by the Glenn L. Martin Company to fill a strong need in the United States Army Air Corps for a high-altitude medium bomber. ... The XB-28 Dragon (North American model NA-63) was a plane proposed by the North American Aviation to fill a strong need in the United States Army Air Corps for a high-altitude medium bomber. ... <B-29 Superfortress A B-29 being flown for training at Maxwell Air Force Base. ... The Lockheed XB-30 was the design submitted by Lockheed after the request by the United States Army Air Force for a very heavy bomber, the same request that led to the B-29 Superfortress and B-32 Dominator. ... The Douglas XB-31 (Douglas Model 423) was the design submitted by Douglas after the request by the United States Army Air Force for a very heavy bomber, the same request that led to the B-29 Superfortress and B-32 Dominator. ... The Consolidated B-32 Dominator (Consolidated Model 34) was a heavy bomber made for United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War, and has the distinction of being the last Allied aircraft to be engaged in combat during WWII. It was developed in parallel with the Boeing B... The B-33 Super Marauder (Martin Model 190) was conceived by Martin as a high_altitude derivative of the Martin B_26 Marauder, that might eventually replace it. ... The B-33 Super Marauder (Martin Model 190) was conceived by Martin as a high_altitude derivative of the Martin B_26 Marauder, that might eventually replace it. ... Lockheed PV-1 Ventura The Lockheed Ventura was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by American and British forces in several guises. ... The Northrop YB-35 (Northrop NS-9) was an experimental heavy bomber aircraft. ... A B-36J Peacemaker in flight <Convair B-36 Despite many problems with its functionality, the Convair B-36 served as the mainstay of the nuclear deterrent utilized by the United States Air Forces Strategic Air Command throughout the 1950s. ... Lockheed PV-1 Ventura The Lockheed Ventura was a bomber and patrol aircraft of World War II, used by American and British forces in several guises. ... ... The Boeing XB-39 Superfortress was a prototype bomber aircraft, a single example of the B-29 Superfortress converted to fly with alternative powerplants. ... The Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress was a modification of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft, converted to act as a heavily-armed escort for other bombers during World War II. At the time of its development, long-range fighter aircraft such as the P-51 Mustang were not... The XB-41 was a single Consolidated B-24D Liberator bomber, serial 41-11822, which was modified for the long-range escort role for U.S. Eighth Air Force bombing missions over Europe. ... XB-42 in flight The Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster was an experimental bomber aircraft, designed for a high top speed. ... The Douglas XB-43 was a jet powered development of the XB-42, replacing the piston engines of the XB-42 with two General Electric J35 engines of 4,000 pounds-force (17. ... This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production and operational types. ... B-45 Tornado The North American Aviation B-45 Tornado was the United States Air Forces first operational jet bomber, and the first jet aircraft to be refueled in the air. ... The Convair XB-46-CO was a single example of an experimental medium jet bomber developed in the mid-1940s but which never saw production or active duty. ... The Boeing B-47 Stratojet jet bomber was a medium range and size bomber capable of flying at high subsonic speeds and primarily designed for penetrating the Soviet Union. ... The Martin XB-48 was a medium jet bomber developed in the mid-1940s but which never saw production or active duty. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Martin XB-51 was a ground attack aircraft designed to a 1945 United States Army Air Force requirement, and originally designated XA-45. ... A B-52 in flight. ... The XB-53 was a stillborn jet bomber project by Convair for the USAAF. Originally, it was designated XA-44 in 1945 under the old attack category. ... The Convair B-58 Hustler was a high-speed jet bomber capable of supersonic flight. ... XB-59 sketch submitted to the Air Force The XB-59, Boeing model number 701, was designed as a competitor to the Convair B-58 Hustler, in a 1951 competition to replace the B-47 Stratojet in USAF service. ... The Convair XB-60 was an attempt by Convair to convert the B-36 into an all-jet aircraft with swept wings. ... The XB-68 was envisioned as a supersonic medium tactical bomber with a crew of two for the United States Air Force. ... The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was conceived for the Strategic Air Command in the 1950s as a high-altitude bomber that could fly three times the speed of sound (Mach 3). ...

XC Series

The Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) XC-142A is a tiltwing experimental aircraft designed to investigate the operational suitability of vertical/short takeoff and landing transports. ...

XF Series

This series covers post-World War II fighter development when the newly independent USAF changed the "P" pursuit designation to "F" for fighter.

The Republic Aviation Company XF-84H Thunderscreech was an experimental American-built turboprop aircraft based on the the F-84F Thunderstreak. ... The Republic Aviation F-84 Thunderjet was an American-built turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft. ... The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was a fighter aircraft, conceived during World War II and intended to be carried in the bomb bay of the giant Convair B-36 bomber as a defensive parasite fighter. ... The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (formerly designated as the XP-87 and XA-43) was a prototype all-weather jet interceptor fighter aircraft and the companys last plane. ... Supersonic jet-turboprop hybrid XF-88B The McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo was a long-range, twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed for the United States Air Force. ... The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an early American jet-powered all-weather interceptor. ... The Lockheed XF-90 was built in response to the same U. S. Air Force requirement (the need for a jet long-range bomber escort) that produced the XF-88 Voodoo. ... The Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor was an mixed-propulsion interceptor using a jet engine for most flight, and a cluster of four small rocket engines for added thrust during climb and interception. ... The Convair XF-92 was the first American delta-wing aircraft. ... The North American Aviation XF-108 Rapier was a proposed design for a long-range, high-speed interceptor aircraft to defend the United States and Canada from Soviet bombers. ... The Bell XF-109 was a proposed Mach 2 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighter that never proceeded past mock-up stage. ...

XP Series

This series covers fighter development up to the end of World War II. In 1947 the newly independent USAF changed the "P" pursuit designation to "F" for fighter.

Background Bell XP-76 was proposed to address the poor high-altitude performance of the P-39 Airacobra by addding a laminar flow wing and a more powerful engine. ... The Bell XP-77 development was initiated by the U.S. Army Air Corps to produce a simplified lightweight fighter aircraft using so-called non-strategic materials. ... The North American P-51 Mustang was an American long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allied air forces in the middle years of World War II. The P-51 became one of the conflicts most successful and recognizable aircraft. ... The Northrop XP-79 Flying Ram was an ambitious design for a flying wing fighter aircraft; it had several notable design features. ...

US non X designations

Bird of Prey in flight (photo) The Bird of Prey was a black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology, developed by what is now a part of Boeing. ... The Boeing Skyfox was a program to modify aging Lockheed T-33 jet trainers into a moderized, twin-engine aircraft. ... The Douglas Skystreak (the D-558-1) was designed in 1945 by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, in conjunction with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). ... Douglas Skyrocket D-558-II The Douglas Skyrocket (the D-558-2) was a rocket-powered research aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the U.S. Navy. ... Force Application and Launch from Continental United States, dubbed FALCON, is a joint project between U.S. Air Force and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). ... The Goodyear Inflatoplane was an experimental aircraft made by the Goodyear Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, well known for the Goodyear blimp. ... Have blue on ground Have Blue was the code-name for Lockheeds prototype Stealth Fighter program which preceded the F-117 Nighthawk production stealth aircraft project. ... The NASA M2-F1 was a lightweight, unpowered prototype aircraft, developed to flight test the wingless lifting body concept. ... The Northrop HL-10 was one of five heavyweight lifting body designs flown at NASAs Flight Research Center (FRC--later Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, from July 1966 to November 1975 to study and validate the concept of safely maneuvering and landing a low lift-over-drag vehicle... NASA M2-F2 Lifting Body The Northrop M2-F2 was a heavyweight lifting body based on studies at NASAs Ames and Langley research centers. ... The Northrop M2-F3 was rebuilt from the M2-F2 at Northrop and redesignated the M2-F3 after the M2-F2 crashed at Dryden in 1967. ... The Northrop Tacit Blue was a technology demonstrator aircraft created to demonstrate that a stealth low observable surveillance aircraft with a low probability of intercept radar and other sensors could operate close to the forward line of battle with a high degree of survivability. ... Scaled Composites (often abbreviated as Scaled) was founded in 1982 in Mojave, California by famous aircraft designer Burt Rutan out of what used to be the Rutan Aircraft Factory. ... Scaled Composites Model 202 Boomerang The Scaled Composites Model 202 Boomerang is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan, and built by his company, Scaled Composites. ... Proteus in flight The Scaled Composites Model 281 Proteus is a tandem-wing high-endurance aircraft designed by Burt Rutan to investigate the use of aircraft as high altitude telecommunications relays. ...

United Kingdom

Includes research aircraft, private company projects and prototypes produced in competition for Air Ministry contracts. The Air Ministry was formerly a department of the United Kingdom Government, established in 1918 with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the (then newly formed) Royal Air Force. ...

The A.W.52 was a British flying wing aircraft design of the late 1940s built by Armstrong Whitworth. ... Avro 707 at Farnborourgh 1951 The Avro 707 was a British experimental aircraft built to test the delta wing design of the Avro 698 (later to become the Vulcan), and was a scaled-down version of that aircraft. ... The Blackburn B-20 was an experimental aircraft, first flying in 1940, that attempted to drastically increase the performance of flying boat designs. ... Boulton Paul Defiant Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer that operated between 1914 and 1961. ... // Introduction In the late 1940â€™s and early 1950â€™s the British aircraft industry was engaged in many projects to confirm and develop the design ideas captured from the Germans at the end of the second world war. ... The Boulton Paul P.120 was a British research aircraft produced to investigate delta-wing aerodynamics. ... The Bristol Aeroplane Company (formerly British and Colonial Aeroplane Company) was a major British aviation company. ... Like many aircraft designed from British aircraft companies in the period just before and after the second world war, the Bristol 188 was far in advance of its time. ... The Bristol Type 167 Brabazon was a huge airliner designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company to fly transatlantic routes from the UK to the United States. ... The British Aerospace EAP was a prototype fighter aircraft developed as a private venture in the 1980s and which eventually formed the basis for the Eurofighter Typhoon. ... The first DH. 108 built - TG283. ... The English Electric Lightning (later the BAC Lightning) was a supersonic British fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, particularly remembered for its great speed, and its natural metal exterior that was used throughout much of its service life with the Royal Air Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force. ... The Fairey Delta 1 or FD1 was a British research aircraft produced by the Fairey Aviation Company for investigation of delta wing flight characteristics and control at transonic speeds. ... The Fairey Delta 2 or FD2 was a British supersonic research aircraft produced in response to a specification from the Ministry of Supply for investigation into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds. ... The Fairey Rotodyne was a revolutionary concept in aerial transport, which was way ahead of its time. ... The General Aircraft GAL 56 was a British tail-less swept wing glider design of the 1940s built by General Aircraft Ltd. ... The Gloster E.28/39, (also referred to as the Gloster Whittle, Gloster Pioneer, or Gloster G.40) was the first jet engined aircraft to fly in the United Kingdom. ... The Handley Page Aircraft Company was founded by Frederick Handley Page in 1909. ... The Manx during testing, 1943. ... The Handley Page HP.88 was a British research aircraft, built to test the aerodynamics of the Handley Page Victor design and was essentially a scaled-down version of that aircraft. ... The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft, one of the V bombers intended to carry Britains nuclear arsenal. ... The Handley Page HP.115 was a British delta wing research aircraft built by Handley Page to test the low speed handling characteristics to be expected from a supersonic airliner of slender configuration The HP.115 had a delta wing of very low aspect ratio swept at 75 degrees and... The Hawker P.V.4 is an aircraft from the 1930s. ... Hawker Hotspur - Experimental aircraft The Hawker Hotspur was a Hawker Henley redesigned to take a Boulton-Paul semi-powered four gun turret. ... Hawker P.1072 The Hawker P.1072 was a 1949 experimental British aircraft with hybrid turbojet and rocket propulsion. ... Hawker P.1052 The Hawker P.1052 was similar to the Hawker P.1040 (Hawker Sea Hawk) in most aspects, with the main difference being the wings were swept back at an angle of 35 degrees. ... The Hawker P.1081, known as the Australian Fighter was a British jet aircraft from the mid-twentieth century. ... The Hawker P.1127 was the development aircraft that led to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first VTOL jet fighter bomber. ... Miles M.39B in flight. ... Saunders-Roe Company Logo Saunders-Roe Princess G-ALUN Saunders-Roe Limited was a British aircraft manufacturing company based in East Cowes, Isle of Wight. ... The Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 was a prototype fighter aircraft tested by the Royal Air Force shortly after World War II. It is unique in being the only jet-powered flying boat fighter ever flown. ... The Saunders-Roe SR.53 was a prototype interceptor aircraft of mixed jet and rocket propulsion developed for the Royal Air Force in the early 1950s. ... The Saunders-Roe SR.177 was a 1950s project to develop a combined jet- and rocket-powered interceptor aircraft for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. ... Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company now based in Belfast. ... The Short Shetland was a British high-speed, long-range, 4-engined flying-boat built by Short Brothers at Rochester, Kent. ... The Short SA.4 Sperrin was a British jet bomber design of the early 1950s built by Short Brothers of Belfast. ... The Short Brothers Short SB.1 was a tailless glider designed by David Keith-Lucas and Professor G.T.R. Hill and built by Shorts as a private research venture, to test the concept of the aero-isoclinic wing. ... Short SB/5 (1953); note the tailplane position Short SB/5 at the Empire Test Pilots School (1968 at the latest); note the wing sweep and the tailplane in the lower position The Short SB/5 (WG768) was a highly unorthodox, adjustable wing research aircraft designed in response to ER... Short SB4 Sherpa Short SB4 The Short Sherpa was an experimental wing research aircraft, designed to test the flight characteristics of the aero-isoclinic wing. ... The Short Brothers Short SC.1 was the first British fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. ... The British Aircraft Corporations TSR-2 was an ill-fated cold war project in the early 1960s to create what would, at that time, have been one of the most advanced aircraft in the world. ... The Westland-Hill Pterodactyl were a series of experimental aircraft designs starting in the 1920s named after the pterosaur. ...

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