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McDonnell XF-88

XF-88 was designed to fill a USAF requirement for a "Penetration Fighter", a new class of aircraft for long-range escort of USAF bombers. First flight was on 29 October 1948. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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XB-70A Valkyrie

5{XB-70A world's most exotic airplanes, was conceived for the Strategic Air Command as a high-altitude bomber that could fly three times the speed of sound (Mach 3). made its initial flight on September 21, 1964. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Grumman X-29

The X-29, during its 26th flight, this aircraft became the world's first forward-swept wing (FSW) aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight. December 13, 1985. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Grumman X-29

The X-29 was built to explore state-of-the-art technologies in aircraft design. The most easily identified of these, the forward-swept wing (FSW) was combined with advanced materials, a forward mounted elevator (canard) and an electrical flight control system. Made its initial flight on December 14, 1984. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Martin X-24B

The flight plan for the X-24B. After being carried to about 45,000 feet (13,680 meters) altitude by a B-52, the X-24B was released. Following ignition and burnout of the rocket engine, the pilot guided the lifting body to a glide landing. On August 5, 1975, the X-24B made the first landing of a lifting body on a conventional runway. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Martin X-24B

In 1972, the X-24B with a more stable external configuration designed by the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory. The new body was delta-shaped and had twice the lifting surface of the X-24A. Testing program were to explore handling qualities of the wingless configuration for extended near-earth flight and for conventional runway approaches and landings. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Martin X-24A

X-24A lifting bodies, a joint NASA/USAF project, was designed to investigate flight characteristics within the atmosphere from high altitude supersonic speeds to landing. The X-24A launched into space by rocket boosters to ferry crews and supplies to space stations. Upon reentry into the atmosphere, they can be maneuvered to a landing site. First powered flight March 1970. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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North American X-15A

X-15A, designed to provide data on material and human factors of high-speed, high-altitude flight, made the first manned probes into the lower edges of space. It was built for speeds of up to 4,000 mph and altitudes of 50 miles, but these goals were exceeded on numerous occasions.The first powered X-15 flight was made on Sept. 17. 1959. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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X-15

X-15, designed to achieve hypersonic speeds--speeds in excess of Mach 5--and to climb more than 50 miles above the earth's surface, the dart-like X-15 became the first aircraft to actually be piloted into near space. The first powered X-15 flight was made on Sept. 17. 1959. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Bell X-5

X-5 the first high-performance aircraft to feature a variable, in-flight wingsweep capability. With the ability to sweep its wings from 20-degrees, for optimum low-speed handling qualities, all the way to 60-degrees for maximum high-speed performance. The first X-5 flight was made on June 20, 1951. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Northrop X-4

X-4 was developed for the study of flight characteristics of swept wing semitailless aircraft at transonic speeds (about Mach .85). X-4 was turned over to the Air Force and then to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in May 1950. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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X-3 Stiletto

X-3 was designed to test features of an aircraft suitable for sustained flights at supersonic speeds and high altitudes. A secondary mission was to investigate the use of new materials such as titanium and to explore new construction techniques. First test flight at Edwards AFB, California on October 20, 1952 and flew supersonically in June 1953. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Bell X-2

Bell X-2 was designed to probe this region and to be the first aircraft to take man well above the measurable atmosphere to the very edge of space. Bell test pilot Jean "Skip" Ziegler completed the first unpowered glide flight of an X-2 at Edwards on June 27, 1952. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Bell X-1E

The X-1 was modernized in 1951 and again in 1954, and was redesignated the X-1E. With a larger fuel capacity and a new, low-pressure fuel system, this aircraft was programmed to exceed mach 2. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Bell X-1E

The X-1 was modernized in 1951 and again in 1954, and was redesignated the X-1E. With a larger fuel capacity and a new, low-pressure fuel system, this aircraft was programmed to exceed mach 2. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Bell X-1B

Bell X-1B was modified for investigation of aerodynamic heating and characteristics of reaction controls and during a test program, effects of internal heat sources and sinks, and the effects of boundary-layer transition and aerodynamic interference. Research into reaction controls during the X-1B test flights at altitudes above 90,000 feet and paved the way for the hydrogen peroxide reaction system used in the X-15. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Bell X-1A

Bell X-1A was a slightly larger, much-modified version of the first-generation X-1. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager made history again in 1953 in the Bell X-1A when he set another record by exceeding Mach 2.5. In 7 years as a test pilot, he averaged 100 flying hours per month. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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Bell XS-1

On 14 October 1947--XS-1, Capt. Charles “Chuck” Yeager in the Bell rocket-propelled experimental aircraft was the first man to exceed the speed of sound in level flight, crossing with little trouble an invisible threshold thought to be an impediment to aircraft development and to contemporary aircraft structures. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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TF-104G Starfighter

1950's--TF-104G notable features extremely thin flight surfaces, short straight wings with negative dihedral, irreversible-hydraulically-powered flight controls, controllable horizontal stabilizer, an antiskid brake system, an automatic pitch control system, a boundary layer control system, and on single-place aircraft a maneuvering automatic pilot. Internal fuel cells and external fuel tanks may be serviced through a single-point pressure refueling system. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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TF-104G Starfighter

1950's--TF-104G airplanes are high-performance, all-weather, day and night fighter-bomber-interceptors powered by an axial-flow, turbojet engine with afterburner. TF-104G is used primarily as a pilot trainer. (b/w), Graphic courtesy of NASA
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