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X-Craft If you haven't
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email: The X-Series, often referred to as
X-Planes or X-Craft, have been in existence since World War
II. The X-Series can trace its origin from the Research
Aircraft Programme launched by the NACA (now NASA) together
with the US military to investigate transonic and supersonic
flight. The first success came in October
1947 when the X-1 broke the sound barrier, with many
successes following on, including the X-15 reaching mach 6.7
20 years after the first success with the X-1. The current X programme is different
from the earlier programme in several ways. One of the
important differences which can be clearly seen is the size
of the craft being tested. The current X-programme uses
largely subscale craft which are often unmanned &endash; a
clear change from the earlier years of the programme when
many test pilots risked their lives flying the early
X-planes. A table listing the X-planes,
together with brief information concerning dates,
manufacturer, reason for project, etc. has been created on
another page. To access this index page click
here. Information on other 'Research' craft
webpages include:
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