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The Grumman X-29 is an American experimental aircraft that tested a forward-swept wing, canard control surfaces, and other novel aircraft technologies. Funded by NASA, the United States Air Force and DARPA, the X-29 was developed by Grumman, and the two built were flown by NASA and the United States Air Force. [1]
One problem with the forward-swept design is that when a swept wing yaws sideways (moves about its vertical axis), one wing retreats while the other advances. On a forward-swept design, this reduces the sweep of the rearward wing, increasing its drag and pushing it further back, increasing the amount of yaw and leading to directional instability.
The SR-10 is a mid-wing monoplane of all-composite construction, with a wing swept forward at an angle of 10 degrees. The crew of two sit in a tandem cockpit. The crew of two sit in a tandem cockpit. It is powered by a single turbofan, with an Ivchenko AI-25 V AI25TSR (modification of AI25TL) fitted in the prototype, but more modern Russian ...
The most recognisable and unconventional feature of the aircraft is its forward-swept wing. The Hansa Jet began development during the 1960s, the selection of the forward-swept wing can be largely attributed to head engineer Hans Wocke, who had previously worked on the experimental Junkers Ju 287. It possessed a spacious cabin, which was ...
The Mistral is a biplane of mixed wooden and composite construction, with forward swept wings, with the all-moving lower wings used as large ailerons, and a conventional, all-moving tailplane. It has a fixed tricycle landing gear and a nose-mounted Rotax piston engine. The Mistral has an enclosed cockpit with two side-by-side seats forward of ...
To test the low-speed characteristics of swept wings, the US Navy contracted Bell Aircraft to modify two P-63 Kingcobras [note 1] as test aircraft for use by NACA. [2] These aircraft, assigned the bureau numbers 90060 and 90061, [ note 2 ] were designated L-39-1 and L-39-2 , based on Bell's code letter "L" and the aircraft's model number "39".
This is a list of canard aircraft, ... Forward-Swept wing experimental aircraft. Gyroflug Speed Canard: Germany: Propeller: Sports plane: 1980: Production: 62:
Scaled's test pilot Doug Shane received the Iven C. Kincheloe Award from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots for his flight test work on the plane. The V-Jet II was an all-composite structure with a forward-swept wing, a V-tail, each fin of which was mounted on the nacelle of one of the two engines.