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X-29 aircraft in flight

X-29 flight maneuvers

Movie Number   EM-0035-01
Movie Date   late 1980s
Formats   160x120 15-fps QuickTime Movie (1,645 KBytes)
320x240 30-fps QuickTime Movie (6,245 KBytes)
320x240 30-fps MPEG-1 Movie (3,393 KBytes)
X-29 Still photos of this aircraft are available in several resolutions at
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/multimedia/imagegallery/X-29/index.html
Description  

Two X-29 aircraft, featuring one of the most unusual designs in aviation history, were flown at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., as technology demonstrators to investigate a host of advanced concepts and technologies.

This 30-second clip of air-to-air footage shows the X-29 as it makes hard left and right aileron turns followed up with a few barrel rolls.

Keywords   X-29; lifting bodies; X-24A; M2; HL-10; NASA; Flight Research Center; Dryden Flight Research Center; Paul Bikle; Gus Briegleb; Northrop Corporation; Air Force; Martin Company; Flight Dynamics Laboratory; flying flatiron; John Manke; Mike Love; Bill Dana
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