Canards are a unique design feature of certain iconic planes, but there's a conventional reason why some manufacturers ...

T he X-29 experimental aircraft, developed during the 1980s, stands as one of the boldest attempts in aviation history to explore the limits of the forward-swept wing design.Built through a ...

NASA and the USAF jointly flew the experimental forward-swept wing aircraft, which made its first flight in 1984. The use of carbon fiber composites made the construction of the X-29 possible.

Boeing's MD-90 will undergo modifications to test the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing configuration as part of the development of the experimental X-66A aircraft, according to the aviation company ...

Take the AD-1, a NASA-developed plane with a movable wing. ... Designed by maverick airplane designer Burt Rutan, the small, squat AD-1 looked more like a kit plane than an experimental aircraft.

Aurora Flight Sciences has finished windtunnel testing an experimental fan-in-wing design for a Pentagon X-plane competition. The Boeing subsidiary says it recently wrapped up stability and ...

The latest new generation of ultralights, gyroplanes and experimental aircraft. Modified on July 26, 2024 , Published on July 22, 2024. By Julie Boatman. ... With the Hawk’s high wing, ...

Naturally, now the X-66A is the most recent member of this exotic family of aircraft. Although the changes in need to be made may seem rather minor, NASA will spend a lot of money on the project.

Boeing has shared its latest vision of sustainable aviation with a new rendering of the X-66, an experimental aircraft it is building through NASA’s sustainable flight demonstrator project.

NASA and Boeing's experimental and sustainable single-aisle aircraft design has been granted X-plane status and the designation X-66A.