Antecedents and analogues - Experimental aircraftThe paper reviews the development of experimental aircraft from 1953 to the present. Consideration is given to the X-series experimental aircraft, to X-15 (the first aerospace plane), to the transition of experimental aircraft to high-speed flight, to XB-70 research, to lifting body research aircraft, and to current high-speed flight research.
Document ID
19790032952
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Smith, R. H. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1978
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 78-3008
Meeting Information
Meeting: Diamond jubilee of powered flight: The evolution of aircraft design; Conference