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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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X-29: NASA and DARPA Experimented with a ‘Backwards Wings Fighter’

Key Points and Summary - NASA and Grumman’s X-29 was a 1980s–90s technology demonstrator that flipped convention with forward-swept wings and canards to probe extreme maneuvering and ...