X-Planes: Pushing the Envelope of Flight

X-Planes: Pushing the Envelope of Flight -- Since the first edition of X-Planes at Edwards (0-87989-85-0) was published in 1995, many new types of civilian (Rutan-types, 717 and 777), military (Bombers, Fighters, Reconnaissance Drones and Transports) and dedicated research aircraft (X-planes) have been created by numerous manufacturers and then flight-tested at the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert of California. A number of these flight-test programs have concluded but a number of them are ongoing.

These include:

  • Boeing North American B-1B Lancer
  • Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit
  • Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
  • Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle
  • Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22A Raptor
  • Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Prototypes  Boeing X-32 and Lockheed Martin X-35
  • Lockheed/Boeing/General Dynamics YF-22A Lightning II
  • Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23A Gray Ghost
  • Boeing 717
  • Boeing 777
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)  RQ-1 through RQ-8
  • Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV)  Boeing X-45A and Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus
  • X-planes, X-32 through X-49

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