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X Planes or Experimental Aircraft, Black projects.These planes usually start out as Black Projects, experimental airplane designs that are above top secret. These planes are so secret that even most of the top military officials and possibly even the president don't know about them. Money for these projects is secretly siphoned from other projects to keep spy's from finding out the true experimental budget. Other aircraft in the X Plane projects like the X-1, X-2 and X-15 are highly publicized. These planes are usually funded by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). This page contains as many models that I could find showing the progression of the technology through the years giving you a great study guide by just looking at these models and reading their descriptions. |
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0006105 Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor Air Force Legends Vol. 210 Steve Pace. Softbound Book 0006105 Book covers the post-WWII Secret Project Number MX-809 - the project created to develop a very high speed, very high altitude daytime interceptor pursuit airplane capable of "meeting and defeating any strategic bomber aircraft that any potential adversary might produce." This is a fascinating and close-up look at the technologies developed to, simply put, defend U.S. air space. 48 pgs., 85 B&W photos, 8½"x 11", sfbd. 0006105 1 |
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0009713 X-1 1/32 Model Autographed by Chuck Yeager Pre Built Mahogany Model 0009713 "Glamorous Glennis" autographed by Chuck Yeager himself! Made of Philippine mahogany, this 1/32 scale model measures 11" in length and has a wingspan of 9½". Hand painted and detailed, model comes ready to display on the included mahogany base. 0009713 3 |
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0009767 X-3 Stilleto 1/48 Kit Plastic Model Kit 0009767 The X-3 was built by Douglas to explore the design features required for sustained supersonic speeds. This detailed plastic kit includes accurate decals and display stand, and is approximately 5½" in length. Assembly required. 0009767 1 |
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0009956 X-3 Stiletto 1/32 Model Pre Built Model Airplane 0009956 The twin-turbojet X-3, the only one built, was designed to test features of an aircraft suitable for sustained flights at supersonic speeds and high altitudes, as well as to investigate the use of new materials such as titanium and to explore new construction techniques. Made of Philippine mahogany, this 1/32 scale model measures 25¼" in length and has a wingspan of 8½". Hand painted and detailed, model comes ready to display on the included mahogany base. ">0009956 |
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0009380 X-15 1/48 Model Pre Built Mahogany Model 0009380 Made of Philippine mahogany, this 1/48 scale model measures 13" in length and has a wingspan of 5 ½". Hand painted and detailed, model comes ready to display on the included mahogany base. 0009380 |
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0009377 YB-49A Flying Wing 1/100 Model Pre Built Mahogany Model 0009377 Made of Philippine mahogany, this 1/100 scale model measures 6" in length and has a wingspan of 21". Hand painted and detailed, model comes ready to display on the included mahogany base. 0009377 |
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0009493 Convair XFY-1 Pogo 1/48 Kit Plastic Model Kit 0009493 This detailed plastic kit allows you to do much more than just read about the Pogo - now you can actually build one! (Book on Pogo available as item #1634). Kit measures approximately 8¾" in length with a nearly 6½" wingspan. Assembly required. 0009493 1 |
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0009494 XB-70 Valkrye 1/180 Kit Plastic Model Kit 0009494 Detailed plastic kit of this exotic bomber is a large 12¾" in length with a 7" wingspan. Assembly required. ] ....#0009494 1 Webmasters Note: There were only two of these aircraft ever made. One is now in the Wright Patterson Airforce Base, the other crashed while on a photo shoot. When an F-104 Starfighter came close to the XB-70, it apparently got caught in a wingtip vortex, Look magazine said it did a cartwheel, then tore the tail off of the XB-70. The XB-70 lost control and crashed killing all of the crew. The article appeared in the Look Magazine sometime in the 1960's. This plane was called the Billion Dollar Baby and so was the title of the article. Jeff, Stew Stewart here and just
wanted to say that photo . and the info on the XB70 was of intrest to me as
in 1950 I was stationed in El Centro Calif. I in the Navy and Alvin White
was at that time Capt. in the Air force in a combined Testing program.
He later be came the test pilot for the XB70 and he did survive the crash
and I had the pleasure of flying with him many times!! He now resides in
Denver at my last contact. Thanks,
Letter from a viewer: You
have a very interesting website, but I believe you are mistaken in yournote
on the XB-70. The surviving example is at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton,
OH. I recently saw this aircraft in person and it iseven more awesomethan
I imagined! I researched the XB-70 at the Smithsonian, and although
I found very few references to it, it appears that there is a 6'
wind-test model there.
Steve Freeze
12-26-2001
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0009379 XB-70 Valkyrie 1/150 Model Pre Built Mahogany Model 0009379 Made of Philippine mahogany, this 1/150 scale model measures 15 ¼" in length and has a wingspan of 8 ½". Hand painted and detailed, model comes ready to display on the included mahogany base. 0009379 |
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The XF-88 Voodoo which ultimately led to the development of the F-101 Voodoo See
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0015137 X-Planes Soft Bound Book 0015137 America's Research Aircraft, Pace. Since the mid-1990s, many new types of civilian (Rutan-types, 717 and 777), military (bombers, fighters, reconnaissance drones and transports) and dedicated research aircraft (X-planes) have been created and then flight-tested at the Air Force Flight Test Center and at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base. Programs discussed here include the B-1B, F-22A, RQ-1, and X-32 through X-49. 128 pgs., 150 color photos, 8"x 10", sfbd. 0015137 |
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0003952 Soviet X-Planes Gordon & Gundston. Hardbound Book 0003952 A detailed review of Soviet experimental aircraft from the early 1900s through to the latest Russian prototypes of today. This is the first book to collect, into one volume, stories of the most important Soviet aircraft. Includes many projects that were built but never flew, and even a few that never got off the drawing board. Approximately 150 aircraft types are described, each with relevant data and many 3-view drawings. 192 pgs., 360 B&W photos, 8½"x 11", hdbd. #0003952 4 |
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0005806 Vertical Takeoff Aircraft Luftwaffe Profile Vol. 17 Miranda & Mercado. Softbound Book 0005806 While much has been written about post-war U.S. attempts to develop vertical take-off fixed wing aircraft, this book explores Germany's WWII trials in the field. Covers the Natter and other unusual experimental types. 48 pgs., 70 B&W and color photos and drawings, 8½"x 11", sfbd. 0005806 1 |
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0005241 Warplanes of the Future Oliver & Ryan. Hardbound Book 0005241 Unmanned fighters controlled by "pilots" at computers... Bombers that skip into and out of the atmosphere at incredible speeds... Forward-swept-wing warplanes capable of hitherto-impossible maneuvers... High-tech airships carrying 4,000 troops and equipment... These are among the fantastic but factual designs described here in fascinating detail and illustrated superbly with hundreds of photographs, artworks and diagrams. 176 pgs., 8½"x 12", hdbd. 0005241 2 |
while we were flying from a Northern Siberian city named Khatanga
on our way to the North Pole in April 2002. C. Jeff Dyrek, webmaster
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