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Originally designed and built as a demonstration model for NASA and the USAF, the Grumman X-29 fighter is more maneuverable and less expensive to operate than any other conventional aircraft. Describes the origins of the forward-swept wing concept and the technological developments that revived this once-ignored wing plan. Includes complete details of the X-29¹s systems and construction, including: digital fly-by-wire flight control; the power plant engine; the lightweight space-age show more materials; the NASA-developed super critical wing; and the three-surface pitch control. Over 100 b/w and color line drawings and photos. show lessTags
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Steve Pace is a veteran aviation journalist and author who has written 17 books on a wide range of military aircraft and related topics. He lives in Tacoma, Washington.
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- TL686 .G78 .P33 — Technology Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Aeronautics. Aeronautical engineering
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