Boeing X-36

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The Boeing X-36 is an experimental unmanned tailless fighter aircraft demonstrator designed to test advanced agility and stealth technologies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf experimental aircraft
fighter aircraft demonstrator
tailless aircraft
unmanned aerial vehicle
configuration canard
single-engine
tailless
controlMethod ground-based virtual cockpit
video link control
controlSystem fly-by-wire
remote piloted
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designedFor high agility
reduced radar cross-section
tailless flight control research
developer Boeing Phantom Works NERFINISHED
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center NERFINISHED
displayLocation National Museum of the United States Air Force NERFINISHED
firstFlightDate 1997-05-17
flightTestAgency NASA Dryden Flight Research Center NERFINISHED
flightTestLocation Edwards Air Force Base NERFINISHED
flightTestPeriodEnd 1998
flightTestPeriodStart 1997
intendedApplication future agile fighter concepts
stealthy fighter aircraft design research
length 5.8 m
manufacturer Boeing Phantom Works NERFINISHED
maximumSpeed approximately 370 knots
maximumTakeoffWeight approximately 567 kg
museumCity Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED
museumLocation Wright-Patterson Air Force Base NERFINISHED
notableFeature advanced digital flight control system
canard control surfaces
no vertical tail
thrust-vectoring for pitch and yaw control
numberOfFlights 31
numberOfPrototypesBuilt 1
powerplant Williams F112 turbofan NERFINISHED
primaryRole agility research aircraft
stealth technology demonstrator
technology demonstrator
programOutcome demonstrated high maneuverability
validated tailless fighter control concepts
programStartYear 1994
scale 0.28-scale of proposed fighter
status retired
thrustVectoring yes
thrustVectoringType jet vane system
wingspan 3.1 m

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NASA X-plane series includes Boeing X-36