First aircraft to feature wings whose sweepback may be varied in flight; X-5 will have all advantages of conventional wing aircraft in takeoff, climb, maneuvering, and endurance, and will be capable of very high speeds; ship will be used as flying laboratory by NACA to investigate aerodynamic effects of changing degree of sweepback during flight; length 33 ft 4 in.; height 12 ft; span 32 ft 9 in.; weight 10,000 lb; 4900-lb thrust developed by axial flow turbojet engine.


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    Title :

    Variable wing sweepback bell X-5


    Additional title:

    Am Helicopter


    Contributors:
    Berry, M. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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