Grumman X-29
NOTE: thanks everyone for the 1000 downloads! i never thought that this would even get 1x5 star ratings, never mind actually getting featured! in the ~1 month that i've been around i've never seen an under 1000 point user get a plane featured! thanks everyone!
The Grumman X-29 was an American experimental aircraft that tested a forward-swept wing, canard control surfaces, and other novel aircraft technologies. The X-29 was developed by Grumman, and the two built were flown by NASA and the United States Air Force. The aerodynamic instability of the X-29's airframe required the use of computerized fly-by-wire control. Composite materials were used to control the aeroelastic divergent twisting experienced by forward-swept wings, and to reduce weight. The X-29 first flew in 1984; two X-29s were flight tested over the next decade.
PERSONAL NOTE:
this x-29 is very good for flying, it has a very good turn rate of only about 2/3 seconds, and a roll time of only about 4. its take off speed is 210mph, while the landing speed is 100mph. its very stable and the controls are as presonsive as the keyboard you use. there is little to no turn on the nose at any speed, meaning that you can land, take off or do any air trick very easily, at this point, typing this is very hard to see as the beta keeps making the writing smaller every line i type, right now i dont know if im typing the words right, as my graphics is top of the line cheap. sorry for painting it an extreme semi-gloss white, i tried to replicate the pictures on google only to realise i cant do the paint that is on the real ones. i recommend this plane to just about anyone as its very easy to fly, even a person that never flew a plane in simple planes before can easily fly this. and land it very easily too! right now all i can see is random pixels strewn across about 8 lines taking up about 1/5 of the text box so i better stop before i type something wrong, i dont kknow if i even typed something right yet. -BlueWhiskyYT
Specifications
Spotlights
- This craft has been featured
General Characteristics
- Successors 6 airplane(s) +7 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 34.6ft (10.5m)
- Length 50.5ft (15.4m)
- Height 14.0ft (4.3m)
- Empty Weight 6,536lbs (2,965kg)
- Loaded Weight 11,245lbs (5,100kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.997
- Wing Loading 30.0lbs/ft2 (146.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 375.1ft2 (34.9m2)
- Drag Points 3317
Parts
- Number of Parts 43
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 275
@Ian1231100 thank you ian, its nice to know people still see the plane and download it. :)
If the devs say it's perfect, it's perfect.