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    The Grumman X-29 is an American experimental aircraft that tested a forward-swept wing, canard control surfaces, and other novel aircraft technologies...
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    The Northrop Grumman X-47 is a demonstration unmanned combat aerial vehicle. The X-47 began as part of DARPA's J-UCAS program, and is now part of the...
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    The Northrop Grumman X-47B is a demonstration unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed for aircraft carrier-based operations. Developed by the American...
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  • The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, later Grumman Aerospace Corporation, was a 20th century American producer of military and civilian aircraft...
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    Dogfight disguises himself as a Grumman X-29. In Kaoru Shintani's manga series Area 88, main character Shin Kazama pilots an X-29 during the final battles....
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    continued only through funding by Sukhoi. Like its US counterpart, the Grumman X-29, the Su-47 was primarily a technology demonstrator for future Russian...
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    portal Adaptive compliant wing Aeroelasticity Aeroelastic wing on the Grumman X-29 High Alpha Research Vehicle Parker variable wing Footnotes Jordan, Holly...
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    X-24 lifting body, were turned down. Eventually issues with the Rockwell HiMAT advanced UAV led to a crewed X-plane with forward sweep, the Grumman X-29...
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    Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Grumman X-29 High Alpha Research Vehicle General Dynamics X-62 VISTA McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD Related...
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    The Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout (known as the Fire-X during development) is an unmanned helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the...
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  • Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense company. With 95,000 employees and an annual revenue in excess of $30...
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    Boeing X-45C Boeing–Saab T-7 Red Hawk FMA SAIA 90 (as designed, not built) Dassault Rafale A (prototype only) Grumman A-6F Intruder II Grumman X-29 HAL Tejas...
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    as during takeoff and combat. In the United States the experimental Grumman X-29 flew in 1984 and a modified McDonnell Douglas F-15, the F-15 STOL/MTD...
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    Lockheed CL-1200 Pereira X-28A Sea Skimmer – Single-seat flying boat for US Navy Grumman X-29 – Forward-swept wing test aircraft Rockwell X-30 – Single-stage-to-orbit...
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    that could react quickly enough to damp out these instabilities. The Grumman X-29 was an experimental technology demonstration project designed to test...
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    design to be dynamically unstable and improved maneuverability. Grumman built two X-29 technology demonstrators, first flying in 1984, with forward swept...
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    The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is an American strategic bomber in development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman. Part of the...
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    The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is a high-altitude, remotely-piloted surveillance aircraft introduced in 2001. It was initially designed by Ryan...
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    The Grumman S-2 Tracker (S2F prior to 1962) is the first purpose-built, single airframe anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to enter service with the...
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  • X29 may refer to: X.29, a telecommunications standard X29 (New York City bus) Grumman X-29, an American experimental airplane X29, a bus route in Wales...
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    The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft...
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    delta wing test demonstrator Northrop F-20 Tigershark (1982) (USA). Grumman X-29 (1984) (USA). British Aerospace EAP (1986) (UK). IAI Lavi (1986) (Israel)...
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    heavily influenced by the Northrop YF-23 while the YF-19 resembles the Grumman X-29 when in jet mode. The design of Eden City was influenced by the San Francisco...
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  • incidence from root to tip is less common and is called wash-in. The Grumman X-29 had strong wash-in to compensate for the additional root-first stalling...
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    The Grumman F3F is a biplane fighter aircraft produced by the Grumman aircraft for the United States Navy during the mid-1930s. Designed as an improvement...
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    Processing and analyzing vast amounts of information. (2012) Rockwell-MBB X-31 Grumman X-29 DARPA is well known as a high-tech government agency, and as such...
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    seen on the Piaggio P.180 Avanti, Learjet 60 and Beechcraft 1900D. The Grumman X-29 research aircraft had rear fuselage lateral fins or "Tail fins", sometimes...
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    The Grumman F9F Panther is an early carrier-based jet fighter designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman. It was the first jet-powered...
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    The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the...
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    wash-in, can also be found in some designs though less common. The Grumman X-29 had strong wash-in to compensate for the additional root-first stalling...
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