Название: Grumman X-29
Автор(ы): Bill Gunston
Издательство: Aeolus Publishing Ltd. / Linewrights Ltd.
Серия: An Aeroguide Special
Год: 1985
ISBN: 0946958157
Страниц: 38
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 53 MB
The Grumman X-29 was an American experimental aircraft that tested a forward-swept wing, canard control surfaces, and other novel aircraft technologies. The X-29 was developed by Grumman, and the two built were flown by NASA and the United States Air Force. The aerodynamic instability of the X-29's airframe required the use of computerized fly-by-wire control. Composite materials were used to control the aeroelastic divergent twisting experienced by forward-swept wings, and to reduce weight. The X-29 first flew in 1984; two X-29s were flight tested over the next decade.