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List of experimental aircraft
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This is a list of experimental aircraft. Most aircraft are marked as experimental when they are first designed, so this list will focus on notable vehicles that never went into production and experimental variations of vehicles that were produced.
For U.S. designs this list will focus primarily on those aircraft that carried the "X" series designation or carried the "X" series designation as a prefix to a prototype, preproduction, or test aircraft.
Contents
US "X" designations
Purely-experimental designs
- X-1
- X-2 Starbuster
- X-3 Stiletto
- X-4 Bantam
- X-5
- X-6
- X-7
- X-8
- X-9 Shrike
- X-10
- X-11
- X-12
- X-13 Vertijet
- X-14
- X-15
- X-16
- X-17
- X-18
- X-19
- X-20 Dyna-Soar
- X-21
- X-22
- X-23
- X-24
- X-25
- X-26 Frigate
- X-27 Lancer
- X-28 Sea Skimmer
- X-29
- X-30
- X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability program
- X-32
- X-33 VentureStar
- X-34
- X-35
- X-36
- X-37
- X-38
- X-39
- X-40
- X-41 Common Aero Vehicle
- X-42 Pop-Up Upper Stage
- X-43 Hyper-X
- X-44 MANTA
- X-45
- X-46
- X-47 Pegasus
- X-48
- X-49
- X-50 Dragonfly
- X-51
- X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) flight demonstrator
XA series
prototype or experimental attack aircraft
- Stearman XA-21
- Douglas XA-26
- Douglas XA-26A
- Douglas XA-26B
- Vultee XA-31A
- Vultee XA-31B
- Vultee XA-31C
- Brewster XA-32
- Brewster XA-32A
- Beech XA-38 Grizzly
- Convair XA-41
XB series
Prototype or experimental bomber aircraft
- North American XB-25E
- North American XB-25F
- North American XB-25G
- Martin XB-26H
- Martin XB-27D
- Martin XB-27
- North American XB-28
- Boeing XB-29
- Lockheed XB-30
- Douglas XB-31
- Consolidated XB-32 Dominator
- Martin XB-33
- Martin XB-33A Super Marauder
- XB-34- not used; see B-34 Lexington
- Northrop XB-35
- Convair XB-36
- XB-37 - not used; see B-37
- Boeing/Lockheed Vega XB-38
- Boeing XB-39
- Boeing/Lockheed Vega XB-40
- Consolidated XB-41
- Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster
- Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster
- Boeing/Pratt & Whitney XB-44
- North American XB-45 Tornado
- Convair XB-46
- Boeing XB-47 Stratojet
- Martin XB-48
- Northrop XB-49
- Martin XB-51
- Boeing XB-52
- Convair XB-53
- Boeing XB-55
- Convair XB-58 Hustler
- Boeing XB-59
- Convair XB-60
- Martin XB-68
- North American XB-70 Valkyrie
XC Series
XF Series
This series covers post-World War II fighter development when the newly independent USAF changed the "P" pursuit designation to "F" for fighter.
- Convair XF-81
- Bell XF-83
- Republic XF-84H "Thunderscreech" - conversion of 2 F-84 Thunderjets to turboprop with supersonic propellor
- McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
- Curtiss XF-87 Blackhawk
- McDonnell XF-88
- Northrop XF-89
- Lockheed XF-90
- Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor
- Convair XF-92
- Republic XF-103 Thunderwarrior
- Lockheed XF-104
- North American XF-108
- Bell XF-109
XP Series
This series covers fighter development up to the end of World War II. In 1947 the newly independent USAF changed the "P" pursuit designation to "F" for fighter.
- Boeing XP-4
- Boeing XP-7
- Boeing XP-8
- Boeing XP-9
- Curtiss XP-10
- Curtiss XP-11
- Curtiss XP-11
- Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper
- Curtiss XP-14
- Boeing XP-15
- Curtiss XP-17
- Curtiss XP-18
- Curtiss XP-19
- Curtiss XP-21 Hawk
- Curtiss XP-22 Hawk
- Curtiss XP-23 Hawk
- Curtiss XP-31 Swift
- Boeing XP-32
- Consolidated XP-33
- Wedell-Williams XP-34
- Seversky XP-41
- Curtiss XP-42
- Bell XP-45
- Curtiss XP-46
- Douglas XP-48
- Lockheed XP-49
- Lockheed XP-49
- Grumman XP-50 Skyrocket
- Bell XP-52
- Curtiss XP-53
- Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
- Curtiss XP-55 Ascender
- Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet
- Tucker XP-57
- Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning
- Bell XP-59
- Curtiss XP-60
- Curtiss XP-62
- Grumman XP-65
- McDonnell XP-67 Bat
- Vultee XP-68 Tornado
- Republic XP-69
- Curtiss XP-71
- Republic XP-72
- Hughes XP-73
- Bell XP-76
- Bell XP-77
- North American XP-78 Apache
- Northrop XP-79 Flying Ram
- Boeing XF8B
- Curtiss XF14C - Curtiss
- XF5F Skyrocket - Grumman
- XF10F Jaguar - Grumman
- Bell XFL Airabonita
- XF3L - Bell
- Ryan XF2R
- Chance Vought XF5U
- Lockheed XFV
- Convair XFY-1
- Convair XF2Y-1 Sea Dart
US non X designations
- Boeing
- Douglas D-588-I Skystreak
- Douglas D-588-II Skyrocket
- FALCON
- Goodyear Inflatoplane
- Lockheed Have Blue
- NASA:
- NASA M2-F1
- NASA AD-1 Oblique Wing
- Northrop
- Rockwell
- Rotary Rocket
- Roton ATV
- Scaled Composites
United Kingdom
Includes research aircraft, private company projects and prototypes produced in competition for Air Ministry contracts.
- Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52
- Avro
- Blackburn B-20
- Boulton Paul
- Bristol Aircraft Ltd
- British Aerospace EAP
- de Havilland Swallow
- English Electric P1A
- Fairey
- General Aircraft GAL.56
- Gloster E.28/39
- Handley Page
- Handley Page Manx
- Handley Page HP.88 - supporting development of Handley Page Victor
- Handley Page HP.115 - low speed delta wing research
- Hawker
- Hawker P.V.4 - unsuccessful tender for government contract
- Hawker Hotspur - unsuccessful tender for government contract
- Hawker P.1072
- Hawker P.1052
- Hawker P.1081
- Hawker P.1127
- Miles Libellula
- Saunders Roe
- Short Brothers
- TSR-2
- Westland-Hill Pterodactyl
Germany
Russia
Others
- Avro Canada
- EADS Barracuda
- FanWing
- Fouga Gemeaux
- Helios Prototype
- HiMAT
- Nord 1500 Griffon
- Solar Impulse Project
See also
Lists relating to aviation | |
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| General | Timeline of aviation · Aircraft · Aircraft manufacturers · Aircraft engines · Aircraft engine manufacturers · Airports · Airlines |
| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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