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X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft
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X-36 Flight Test Highlights
In a series of flight tests, the low-cost X-36 research vehicle demonstrated the feasibility of using new flight control technologies in place of vertical and horizontal tails to improve the maneuverability and survivability of future fighter aircraft. During flight, the X-36 used new split ailerons and a thrust-vectoring nozzle for directional control. The ailerons not only split to provide yaw (left and right) control, but also raise and lower asymmetrically to provide roll control.
Using a video camera in the nose of the vehicle, a pilot controls the flight of the X-36 from a virtual cockpit -- complete with head-up display (HUD) -- in a ground-based station. This pilot-in-the-loop approach eliminates the need for expensive and complex autonomous flight control systems.
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BI46911
Boeing ID
BIV16_X-36_02
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Duration
3m12s
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720px × 480px 72MB
License type
RM
Keywords
1990s
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Edwards Air Force Base
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historic production status
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McDonnell Douglas
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NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center
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X-36 Tailless Agility Research Aircraft
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