#x-4

[lonestarflight]

"NACA X-Planes on South Base ramp. Northrop X-4, Bell X-1, Bell X-5, Douglas D-558-I, Douglas D-558-II. Back row Convair XF-92A."

Date: March 30, 1952

NASA ID: ET61-0145

[nocternalrandomness]

Northrop X-4 Bantam

The compact Northrop X-4 "Bantam" research aircraft was built by the Northrop Corporation for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), forerunner to today's NASA, and the United States Air Force (USAF) to test aspects of flight as related to tailless aircraft design. Two prototypes were eventually completed with a first flight recorded on December 15th, 1948. Lacking true tail-area horizontal plane control surfaces, the design instead relied on a combination elevator/aileron arrangement (known as "elevons") to handle the aircraft's pitch and roll actions. The pair of aircraft proved troublesome throughout their test lives for their designs were generally unsound and unstable - recording just ten total flights from the period spanning 1950 to 1953.

[egglybagelface96]

One big, weird, happy family.

Some of the unique aircraft tested at the NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station, Edwards AFB, 4 August 1953.

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Forward fuselage detail of Boeing XB-52, with Northrop X-4 and Convair B-36 in background. (U.S. Air Force photo)

[usafphantom9]

Ruhrstahl X-4 German wire guided missile captured in 1945

@Destroye83 via X

[iconuk01]

Leaning on the Closet Door: X-Men+Fantastic Four and Trans Allegory - WWAC

X-Men + Fantastic Four offers a roadmap for readers to explore the experiences of queer & trans youths who struggle against their family's good intentions.

A fascinating read....