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11th May 1964

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XB-70 Valkyrie

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North American XB-70A Valkyrie

Though its flight history was brief, the XB-70A’s influence on aviation has proven to be of enduring worth.

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Formation flight Sunday. XB-70 and. B-52

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XB-70 Rollout at North American Aviation, May 11,1964

48 years ago today this wonderful aircraft flew for the last time.

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Sikorsky XV-2

The Sikorsky XV-2, also known by the Sikorsky Aircraft model number S-57, was a planned experimental stoppable rotor aircraft, designated as a convertiplane, developed for a joint research program between the United States Air Force and the United States Army to explore technologies to develop an aircraft that could take off and land like a helicopter but fly at faster airspeeds, similar to a conventional airplane.[1]

The XV-2’s stoppable-rotor design was intended to allow it to hover and fly at low speed like a conventional helicopter, while at higher speeds the rotor would be stopped and retracted, and the XV-2 would fly like a conventional aircraft on delta wings.(wiki)

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Experi-mental! Delta winged helicopter.

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sunday fantasy #376: Jet Pilot (via)

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Experi-mental! Dan Dare delta.

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H.P. 75 Manx

The H.P. 75 Manx was a British experimental aircraft designed by Handley Page that flew test flights in the early 1940s. It was notable for its unconventional design characteristics, being a twin-engine tailless design of pusher configuration.

The Manx (which appropriately shares the same name as a breed of vestigial-tailed cat) was built to participate in a flight research program investigating problems associated with tailless aircraft. The partially-swept wings supported the vertical stabilizers of a twin tail, with elevons for pitch and roll control. Construction of the prototype was subcontracted to Dart Aircraft of Dunstable. There were serious issues encountered early in the development phase that caused a delay in the testing program. After it was delivered in 1939, redesigns had to be made because the Manx was too heavy, and there were also structural integrity issues with the main spar. An unorthodox aspect of the Manx design incorporated into the aircraft was that the main undercarriage was retractable, while the nose gear remained fixed. Taxi tests began in early 1940, but inspection revealed serious deterioration of the wing structures, which required extensive repair. These and further problems delayed the maiden flight until June 1943 (sources conflict as to whether it was 11 or 25 June.) The first flight was terminated early when the canopy was lost in mid-flight, but the pilot managed to land the plane safely. The Manx had only accumulated about 17 hours of flight time over approximately 30 flights when flight tests were finally terminated in April 1946. The sole example built was scrapped in 1952.

(via Dieselpunk: Tailless)

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Experi-mental! Thinking outside the box.

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The 1943 XP-56 “Black Bullet”

The XP-56, also known as the Black Bullet, was a tailless design, not a true flying wing. It featured vertical surfaces and a conventional cockpit/fuselage.

The XP-56 competed against the Consolidated-Vultee XP-54 and the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender, both of which were also pusher type designs, the Ascender also being one of the few canard designs of the war. All three planes were to use the same engine, the newly developed liquid- cooled Pratt & Whitney X-1800-A3G, but the cancellation of this engine project forced the developers to use alternate engines. Northrop chose the Pratt & Whitney R -2280-29 air-cooled Double Wasp.

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Experi-mental! Pushing the boundaries.