List of experimental aircraft

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A group of 1950s NACA research aircraft

As used here, an experimental or research and development aircraft, sometimes also called an X-plane, is one which is designed or substantially adapted to investigate novel flight technologies.<ref>Hygate, Barrie. British Experimental Jet Aircraft. Argus. 1990.</ref><ref>Suturtivant, Ray. British Research and Development Aircraft. Haynes. 1990.</ref><ref>Burney, Allan (Editor). British X-planes: The Jet Era. Aeroplane Illustrated: Aviation Archive Series. Key Aero. 2015.</ref>

Argentina

Australia

  • GAF Pika – manned test craft for drone program

Brazil

Canada

Canadair CL-84 Dynavert tilt-wing VTOL research aircraft

France

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Breguet-Dorand Gyroplane Laboratoire
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SNECMA Coléoptère experimental tailsitter in 1959

Germany

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Dornier Do 29 tilt rotor STOL

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Heinkel He 178 pioneering turbojet-powered aircraft
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Opel RAK.1 rocket engine research aircraft

Italy

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Caproni-Campini N.1/CC.2 experimental motorjet and second jet aircraft to fly

Poland

Japan

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Gasuden Koken

Russia/Soviet Union

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Antonov A-40 tank glider
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Bartini Beriev VVA-14 Ekranoplan
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Yakovlev Yak-36 VTOL research vehicle

Spain

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Cierva C.6 autogiro

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

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Avro 707 research aircraft in formation with Avro Vulcan bomber prototypes
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Fairey Delta 2 research aircraft
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Gloster E.28/39 jet engine research aircraft
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Miles M.35 Libellula canard research aircraft
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Rolls-Royce thrust measuring rig VTOL testbed

United States

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Bell X-1 supersonic research aircraft
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Bell X-5 variable-sweep wing testbed
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North American X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered research aircraft

X-planes

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Grumman X-29 forward swept wing and stability research aircraft

Other experimental types

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US Army Bell 533 high speed helicopter research aircraft
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XFV-12A on ramp at NAA in Columbus, Ohio
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Scaled Composites Proteus in flight during 2002 for US Department of Energy ARM-UAV program
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Lockheed Vega Winnie Mae high-altitude research aircraft – confirmed existence of jet stream

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Lifting body research aircraft – from left to right, X-24A, M2-F3 and HL-10
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Northrop N-9M flying wing
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Vought V-173 disk wing research aircraft

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See also

References

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