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The NASA Oblique Wing Research Aircraft, the predecessor to the AD-1. The first known oblique wing design was the Blohm & Voss P.202, proposed by Richard Vogt in 1942. [1] The oblique wing concept was later promoted by Robert T. Jones, an aeronautical engineer at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California.
This aircraft is painted in the markings of Attack Squadron 25 . [51] 137602 – on a pylon near the near base headquarters and the base chapel at NAS Lemoore, California. This aircraft is also painted in the same markings as the NAS Pensacola museum aircraft, i.e., Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) and a "false" BuNo of 135300. [52]
Three-seat airborne early warning prototype. AD-3W prototype; one aircraft only. AD-2 Improved model, powered by 2,700 hp (2,000 kW) Wright R-3350-26W engine; 156 built AD-2D Unofficial designation for AD-2s used as remote-control aircraft, to collect and gather radioactive material in the air after nuclear tests AD-2Q Two-seat electronics ...
The Royal Navy received 50 AD-4Ws [1] which were given the designation Skyraider AEW.1 These were used from 1951 until 1962. Fleet Air Arm 849 Naval Air Squadron
With the prospect of flying the AD-1 Skyraider and AM-1 in carrier operations, the US Navy assigned the Maulers to Atlantic Fleet squadrons. [12] Attack Squadron 17A (VA-17A) was the first unit to get the AM-1 and received its 18 aircraft in March and April 1948.
Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
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Oblique wing on a NASA AD-1. An oblique wing (also called a slewed wing) is a variable geometry wing concept. On an aircraft so equipped, the wing is designed to rotate on center pivot, so that one tip is swept forward while the opposite tip is swept aft.