NASA AD-1
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The NASA AD-1 was both an aircraft and an associated flight test program conducted between 1979 and 1982 at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards California, which successfully demonstrated an aircraft wing that could be pivoted obliquely from zero to 60 degrees during flight.
The unique oblique wing was demonstrated on a small, subsonic jet-powered research aircraft called the AD-1 (Ames Dryden -1). The aircraft was flown 79 times during the research program, which evaluated the basic pivot-wing concept and gathered information on handling qualities and aerodynamics at various speeds and degrees of pivot.
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Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 48.9ft (14.9m)
- Length 39.2ft (12.0m)
- Height 11.4ft (3.5m)
- Empty Weight 4,129lbs (1,873kg)
- Loaded Weight 5,708lbs (2,589kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.18
- Wing Loading 22.1lbs/ft2 (107.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 258.5ft2 (24.0m2)
- Drag Points 2677
Parts
- Number of Parts 99
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 325
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109k WalrusAircraftFlys nice. I remember that airplane. Very unique!9.5 years ago
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