The Bell X-16 was a high altitude aerial reconnaissance jet aircraft designed in the United States in the 1950s. The designation of X-16 was a cover to try to hide the true nature of the aircraft mission from the Soviet Union during the Cold War .

Some of the X-planes have been well publicized, while others, such as the X-16, have been developed in secrecy. [6] . The first, the Bell X-1, became well known in 1947 after it became the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight. [7] .

X-16. 目的: 高空喷气侦察机, 单位: 贝尔(Bell), 首飞: 1953. X-16 X-17. 目的: 导弹头锥体高速再入试验, 单位: 洛克希德(Lockheed), 首飞: 1957. X-17 X-18. 目的: 倾转翼验证机, 单位: 席勒(Hiller), 首飞: 1959. X-18 X-19. 目的: 倾斜旋翼试验机, 单位: Curtiss-Wright, 首飞: 1963. X-19 X-20

贝尔飞机公司的 x-16飞机是美国在20世纪50年代研发的高空喷气侦察机。 X-16的命名是为了试图在冷战期间对苏联隐瞒飞行器将要执行作战任务的本质。 X-16是一种高空照相侦察机，但只作出了一个缩比模型后就被洛克希德公司更先进的 U-2 高空侦察机给拉下了马。

2015年3月10日 · In the early 1950s, the U.S. Air Force needed a new spy plane. While the flying branch ultimately backed development of Lockheed’s iconic U-2, the service initially pushed hard for another,...

The Bell X-16 was a proposed high altitude photo-reconnaissance aircraft. The X-16 had enormous wings with slight sweep, and a podded engine under each wing. The X designation was used as part of...

The Bell X-16 was a high altitude reconnaissance jet aircraft designed in the United States in the 1950s. A mock-up of the X-16 was built, but the project was cancelled in favor of the Martin RB-57 before any X-16 aircraft were completed.

The Bell X-16 was a high altitude aerial reconnaissance jet aircraft designed in the United States in the 1950s. The designation of X-16 was a cover to try to hide the true nature of the aircraft mission from the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

The X-16 is a twin-engine single-seat aircraft equipped with two jet engines, with the engines mounted in the middle of the wings and designed in a somewhat archaic shape. However, one peculiarity was that it had an extremely long main wing with an aspect ratio of 12 and a length of 35 meters for high flight, and it was a swept wing that was ...

2021年7月24日 · The X-16 was designed to be a high-altitude long-range reconnaissance aircraft. A total of 28 aircraft were ordered, but none would be completed before the Lockheed U-2 successfully demonstrated its ability to perform the spy mission. The first aircraft was reportedly over 80 percent complete when the program was cancelled.