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X-Planes:Pushing the Envelope of Flight    
 
Author: Steve Pace

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:

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  • Boeing North American B-1B Lancer

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  • Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit

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  • Boeing C-17A Globemaster III

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  • Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle

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  • Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22A Raptor

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  • Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Prototypes - Boeing X-32 and Lockheed

    ttMartin X-35

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  • Lockheed/Boeing/General Dynamics YF-22A Lightning II

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  • Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23A Gray Ghost

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  • Boeing 717

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  • Boeing 777

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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) - RQ-1 through RQ-8

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  • Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAV) - Boeing X-45A and

    ttNorthrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus

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  • X-planes, X-32 through X-49



    Paperback - 8-1/4" x 10-5/8" - 128 pages - 150 color

    Format: Softbound
    Pages: 128
    Length: 8.25w x 10.5h
    ISBN-13: 9780760315842
    ISBN: 0760315841
    Catalog ID: 136315AP

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    Price: $19.95
     
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