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The Grumman (now Northrup Grumman, most famous for being the manufacturer of the F-14 Tomcat) X-29 is one of the more obscure experimental aircraft...
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The Grumman (now Northrup Grumman, most famous for being the manufacturer of the F-14 Tomcat) X-29 is one of the more obscure experimental aircraft...
Aviation history is filled with many planes – failure or success – that did some amazing and groundbreaking things. The X-15 is clearly in...
The XF-92 is part of a long line of experimental US Air Force fighters. And yet, she does not get the respect other fighters...
Meet the X-15: Before Mercury astronauts rode Redstones into orbit, before Gemini astronauts rendezvoused and docked, and before Apollo astronauts drove around the lunar...
The X-15 Flew Really Fast – Simply put, no manned aircraft has flown faster than the North American X-15. The hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft was...
X-4: A Short History – Experimental aircraft are commonly understood to go faster and fly higher than other planes. It is a sound understanding....
The X-1 today might seem like an old and antiquated plane when stacked up against the latest and greatest combat aircraft and bombers the...
Numeric designation suggests a lot, and the Bell X-1 was indeed a special aircraft. Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the X-1, and...
The Douglas X-3 “Stiletto” looks fast. Sleek and streamlined, resembling a rocket as much as an airplane, the X-3 was designed to hit a...
Yes, the X-15 was a speed demon, but it made far more history than numbers on a dial: Simply put, no manned aircraft has...