The Grumman X-29 is an American experimental aircraft that tested a forward-swept wing, canard control surfaces, and other novel aircraft technologies. Funded by NASA, the United States Air …

2015年11月5日 · Research results showed that the configuration of forward-swept wings, coupled with movable canards, gave pilots excellent control response at up to 45 degrees angle of …

2019年7月13日 · The X-29, an experimental plane flown by NASA in the 1980s, sports one of the most unusual designs in the history of aviation.

2020年10月30日 · Packed with cutting-edge features, the Grumman X-29 was one of the most innovative fighters of its time—today, its legacy is confined largely to the museum.

2023年11月19日 · Without flying a single combat mission, the X-29 has become a part of military aviation history for its bold development of new technologies, some of which informed the …

2025年3月23日 · Summary and Key Points: In the 1980s, NASA, DARPA, and Grumman developed the experimental X-29 aircraft featuring innovative forward-swept wings. -Designed …

2016年2月10日 · On Dec. 13, 1985, the X-29 became the first forward-swept-wing airplane in the world to exceed Mach 1 in level flight, and flight results showed that a highly unstable aircraft …

2014年2月14日 · This look-down view of the X-29 research aircraft in flight over California’s Mojave Desert during the 1980s and 1990s shows its striking and unique forward swept wing …

The December 14, 1984, test flight of the X-29—the most aerodynamically unstable aircraft ever built—demonstrated forward-swept wing technology for supersonic fighter aircraft for the first …

2018年10月26日 · The Grumman X-29 aircraft was a technology demonstrator appearing in the latter years of the Cold War (1947-1991). The design was of a most unique shape - made …