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 …

Nov 5, 2015 · The X-29 program did demonstrate several new technologies as well as new uses of proven technologies including aeroelastic tailoring to control structural divergence and use …

Jul 13, 2019 · Created at the height of the Cold War by a conglomerate of giants – NASA, the US Air Force, the “men in black” at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) …

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 …

In 1985 the X-29A on display became the world's first forward-swept aircraft to fly supersonically. The X-29A program explored cutting-edge aircraft design features, including forward-swept …

Nov 19, 2023 · 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 …

Feb 10, 2016 · 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 …

Oct 30, 2020 · 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.

Feb 14, 2014 · 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 and …

Feb 16, 2023 · The Grumman X-29 was a bizarre-looking experimental plane that was one of the first serious attempts to assess the concept of a forward-swept wing.