McDonnell Douglas X-36

The McDonnell Douglas X -36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft is a scaled-down prototype of an aircraft that does not require the usual vertical stabilizer.

History

In order to control the aircraft Canards, split ailerons and an advanced thrust vectoring can be used. The X -36 has a very unstable phase, which is why a computerized fly- by-wire system is being used.

The X -36 was built at a scale of 1:4 to a normal fighter aircraft and is controlled from a virtual cockpit on the ground by a pilot, which is supplied with video images from the plane.

The first flight took place on 17 May 1997 and it was a total of 25 test flights carried out. The handling of the aircraft was surprisingly good and it was reported that all expectations were met or exceeded in the project.

Sometimes the plane is called the Boeing X -36, as Boeing and McDonnell Douglas merged during the project period.

Possible development

The X -36 is the development model of a possible future fighter aircraft with extreme maneuverability and good stability at both ends of the speed scale. Despite the potential of the X -36 no announcement from Boeing was made that a system based on the X -36 aircraft would be built.

General data

Canard (aeronautics) Fly-by-wire Williams International Boeing X-45 List of experimental aircraft Bell X-1 Bell X-2 Douglas X-3 Stiletto Northrop X-4 Bantam Bell X-5 Lockheed X-7 Aerobee Bell X-9 Shrike North American X-10 SM-65A Atlas SM-65B Atlas Ryan X-13 Vertijet Bell X-14 North American X-15 Bell X-16 Lockheed X-17 Hiller X-18 Curtiss-Wright X-19 Northrop X-21 Bell X-22 Martin X-23 PRIME Martin Marietta X-24A Bensen B-8 Schweizer X-26 Frigate Lockheed CL-1200 Osprey Osprey I Grumman X-29 Rockwell X-30 Rockwell-MBB X-31 Boeing X-32 Orbital Sciences X-34 Lockheed Martin X-35 Boeing X-37 NASA X-38 Boeing X-40 NASA X-43 Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA Boeing X-46 Northrop Grumman X-47B Boeing X-48 Boeing X-50 Dragonfly Boeing X-51 Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing Lockheed Martin X-55 Lockheed Martin X-56 McDonnell Aircraft Douglas A-1 Skyraider Douglas A2D Skyshark Douglas A-3 Skywarrior Douglas TBD Devastator Douglas BTD Destroyer Douglas DT Douglas A-20 Havoc Douglas Y1B-7 Douglas B-18 Bolo Douglas XB-19 Douglas B-23 Dragon Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster Douglas C-1 Douglas C-54 Skymaster Douglas C-74 Globemaster Douglas DC-5 Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Douglas C-133 Cargomaster Douglas XCG-17 McDonnell Douglas YC-15 Douglas F3D Skyknight Douglas F4D Skyray Douglas F5D Skylancer Douglas F6D Missileer McDonnell FH Phantom McDonnell F3H Demon McDonnell XP-67 McDonnell XF-85 Goblin McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo Douglas O-46 Naval Aircraft Factory PN Boeing Bird of Prey Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket McDonnell XV-1 Boeing XB-15 Boeing XB-59 Boeing 247 Boeing 314 Boeing C-135 Stratolifter Boeing YC-14 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Boeing C-40 Clipper Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Boeing EA-18G Growler Boeing EC-135 Boeing E-3 Sentry Boeing E-4 Boeing E-6 Mercury Boeing E-767 Boeing Model 15 Boeing P-12 Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker Boeing KC-46 Pegasus Boeing XPB Boeing XPBB Sea Ranger Boeing P-8 Poseidon Boeing-Stearman Model 75 Boeing RC-135 Boeing Phantom Eye Boeing Phantom Ray Bell-Boeing Quad TiltRotor Boeing Insitu ScanEagle

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