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Flight test files: Grumman X-29 – harnessing the strength of aero tailored composites

During the late years of the Cold War, the US Air Force and NASA wanted to study new aerodynamic concepts and advanced flight-control systems for the design and development of future aircraft. To ...
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Why the X-29's backward wings worked perfectly but were never used again

The Grumman X-29 was the world's first successful forward-swept wing experimental aircraft. Germany built two prototype Junkers Ju 287 jet bombers in WWII, but the design was infeasible with the ...