Grumman X-29 - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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]
X-29 Advanced Technology Demonstrator Aircraft - NASA
WEBNov 5, 2015 · The X-29 is a single-engine aircraft 48.1 feet long. Its forward-swept wing has a span of 27.2 feet. A General Electric F404-GE-400 engine producing 16,000 pounds of thrust powered each X-29. Empty weight of the aircraft was 13,600 pounds, while takeoff weight was 17,600 pounds.
X-29 - DARPA
WEBThe December 14, 1984, test flight of the X-29—the most aerodynamically unstable aircraft ever built—demonstrated forward-swept wing technology for supersonic fighter aircraft for the first time. Technology breakthroughs, among them a digital fly-by-wire flight-control system and carbon-fiber wing technology, made possible a lightweight ...
WEBThe X-29 advanced technology demonstrator aircraft banks over the Mojave Desert, California. (NASA Photo) Two X-29 aircraft, featuring one of the more unusual designs in aviation history, were flown at NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (now Arm-strong Flight Research Center) at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Grumman X-29: The impossible fighter jet with inverted wings
WEBJul 13, 2019 · The X-29, an experimental plane flown by NASA in the 1980s, sports one of the most unusual designs in the history of aviation.
Looking Back at X-29A in ‘Sweeping Forward’ - NASA
WEBFeb 14, 2014 · This look-down view of the X-29 research aircraft in flight over California’s Mojave Desert during the 1980s and 1990s shows its striking and unique forward swept wing and canard design.
Grumman X-29 Forward-Swept Wing Technology Demonstrator - Military Factory
WEBOct 26, 2018 · The Grumman X-29 was an internally complex design centered around three redundant Fly-By-Wire (FBW) computers backed by three redundant analog computers. Fly-by-wire technology was necessary as the unconventional layout of the airframe proved to be highly unstable inflight without assistance.
X-29 EC90-039-4: X-29 Ship #2 in Flight at an Angle that …
WEBThe forward-swept wing of the X-29 resulted in reverse airflow, toward the fuselage rather than away from it, as occurs on the usual aft-swept wing. Consequently, on the forward …
NASA Dryden X-29 Photo Collection - Armstrong Flight Research …
WEBFeb 3, 2000 · The X-29, featuring one of the most unusual aircraft designs in aviation history, was flown by the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, as a technology demonstrator to investigate a host of advanced concepts and technologies.
X-29 FSW - Global Aircraft
WEB3 days ago · The X-29 featured forward swept wings planted well in the back of the fuselage, and canards to control pitch and acted as horizontal stabilizers. This new wing design proved exceptional maneuverability, a light structure, and supersonic performance.