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A group of 1950s NACA research aircraft. As used here, an experimental or research and development aircraft, sometimes also called an X-plane, is one which is designed or substantially adapted to investigate novel flight technologies. [1] [2] [3]
An experimental aircraft is an aircraft intended for testing new aerospace technologies and design concepts. The term research aircraft or testbed aircraft , by contrast, generally denotes aircraft modified to perform scientific studies, such as weather research or geophysical surveying, similar to a research vessel .
The first experimental aircraft specification, for a transonic rocket plane, was placed in 1945, and the first operational flight of an X-plane took place when the Bell X-1 made its first powered flight nearly three years later at Muroc Air Force Base, California, now known as Edwards Air Force Base. [3]
World War II experimental aircraft (2 C) Pages in category "Experimental aircraft" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
The Experimental Aircraft Association, or EAA, is bringing its Ford Tri-Motor Flight Tour to the Springfield Downtown Airport on May 23-26. Community members will have the chance to view and ride ...
United States military aircraft Anti-submarine • Attack • Bomber • Command and control • Electronic warfare • Experimental • Fighter • Patrol • Reconnaissance • Rescue • Tanker • Trainer • Transport • Utility. United States civil aircraft
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is an international organization of aviation enthusiasts based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Since its inception, it has grown internationally with over 300,000 [3] members [4] and nearly 1,000 chapters worldwide. It hosts the largest aviation gathering of its kind in the world, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. [5]
Kasyanenko No. 5 1917 experimental biplane, 1 built [40] [41] [42] Göppingen Gö 9 1941 experimental propulsion aircraft, 1 built; Dornier Do 212 1942 experimental amphibian, 1 built [43] Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster 1944, bomber, 2 built; Douglas DC-8 (piston airliner) 1945, transport project, not built; Lockheed Big Dipper 1945 transport, 1 built ...