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X-PLANES AND AERONAUTICS

American X-Vehicles: An Inventory, X-1 to X-50 (NASA SP-2003-4531, Monograph 31).

Aeronautics in Review - Aviation in Historical Perspective

Quest for performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft

NASA and General Aviation

Airborne Trailblazer: Two decades with NASA Langley's 737 flying laboratory

Compliation of papers summarizing some recent NASA research on manned military aircraft

NASA Factsheet FS-031-DFRC Research Airplane Program

NASA Factsheet FS-080-DFRC XF-92A

Configuration development study of the X-24C hypersonic research airplane

NASA Factsheet FS-008-DFRC X-29

NASA Factsheet FS-009-DFRC X-31

NASA Factsheet FS-065-DFRC X-36

NASA Factsheet FS-038-DFRC X-38

NASA Factsheet FS-040-DFRC X-43 Hyper-X

Transonic Aerodynamic Characteristics of the Dyna-Soar Glider and Titan 3 Launch Vehicle Configuration with Various Fin Arrangements

Flight Experience with Present Research Airplanes (1956)

RESULTS OF MEASUREMENTS MADE DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING OF SEVEN HIGH-SPEED RESEARCH AIRPLANES (1955)

Flight Research: Problems Encountered and What They Should Teach Us by Milton O. Thompson Alternate Source

The History of the XV-15 Tilt Rotor Research Aircraft: From Concept to Flight

PROGRESS IN AIRCRAFT DESIGN SINCE 1903

The Eclipse Project

Energy Management of Boost-Glide Vehicles: A Historical Perspective

X-1

NASA Factsheet FS-085-DFRC X-1, First Generation

NASA Factsheet FS-082-DFRC X-1, Second Generation

NASA Factsheet FS-083-DFRC X-1E

The hydrogen-peroxide rocket reaction-control system for the X-1B research airplane

General handling-qualities results obtained during acceptance flight tests of the Bell XS-1 airplane

Measurements of the wing and tail loads during the acceptance tests of bell XS-1 research airplane

X-2

NASA Factsheet FS-079-DFRC X-2

First landing of Bell X-2 research airplane

X-3

NASA Factsheet FS-077-DFRC X-3

High-speed landing loads measured on the Douglas X-3 research airplane

X-4

NASA Factsheet FS-078-DFRC X-4

RESULTS OBTAINE DURING FLIGHTS 1 TO 6 OF THE NORTHROP X-4 AIRPLANE

SUMMARY REPORT OF RESULTS OBTAINED DURING DEMONSTRATION TESTS OF THE NORTHROP X-4 AIRPLANES

Results obtained from second flight of X-4 airplane (A.F. no. 46-676)

X-5

NASA Factsheet FS-081-DFRC X-5

X-15

Hypersonics Before the Shuttle: A Concise History of the X-15 Research Airplane Alternate source

NASA Factsheet FS-052-DFRC X-15

The X-15 research aircraft- research accomplished and planned

X-15 research results with a selected bibliography

Component performance and flight operations of the X-15 research airplane program

PROCEEDINGS OF THE X-15 FIRST FLIGHT 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

X-15 Flight Test Instrumentation

The General Background of the X-15 Research-Airplane Project (1956)

Thermal protection system X-15A-2 Design report

Description of an energy management system for the X-15

Flight experience with shock impingement and interference heating on the X-15-2 research airplane

X-15/HL-20 Operations Support Comparison

Preliminary Results of Aerodynamic Heating Studies on the X-15 Airplane

Heat-transfer measurements obtained on the X-15 airplane including correlations with wind-tunnel results

GENERAL REVIEW OF PILOTING PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING SIMULATION AND FLIGHTS OF THE X-15 NINTH ANNUAL REPORT

Research-Airplane-Committee report on Conference on the Progress of the X-15 project : a compilation of the papers presented, held at the IAS Building, Los Angeles, CA on 28-30 July 1958

Aerodynamic Characteristics of the X-15/B-52 Combination

Review of the X-15 Program, June 1962

Piloting Performance During the Boost of the X-15 Airplane to High Altitude

Experience with the X-15 adaptive flight control system

Mission Planning and Operational Procedures for the X-15 Aircraft

Structural Dynamics of the X-15 Aircraft

Review of Technology Relating to the X-15 Project

General Background of the X-15 Research-Airplane Project (1954)

X-15 Analog and Digital Inertial Systems Flight Experience

Summary of high-altitude and entry flight control experience with the X-15 airplane

Summary of full-scale lift and drag characteristics of the X-15 airplane

A study of display systems for manual guidance of large launch vehicles utilizing the X-15 airplane and flight simulators Technical note

Research-Airplane-Committee Report on Conference on the progress of the X-15 project: a compilation of the papers presented, held at Langley Aeronautical Lab., Langley Field, VA on 25-26 October 1956

Operational experience with x-15 reaction controls

Contributions of the x-15 program to lifting entry technology

Measurements of loads, accelerations, and displacements of x-15 aircraft and landing gear during landing impact

Aerodynamic forces on components of the X-15 airplane

Resume of handling qualities of the X-15 airplane

Pilot Considerations in the X-15 Research Airplane Program

Research-Airplane-Committee report on Conference on the Progress of the X-15 Project

Outline of the X-15 Project

Landing gear behavior during touchdown of x-15 aircraft

X-15 aircraft with interim engines during high altitude flying

Flow-field investigations on the X-15 airplane and model up to hypersonic speeds

YLR99-RM-1 rocket engine operating experience in the X-15 aircraft

The X-15 Flight Control and Stability System

Instrumentation for the X-15

Structural dynamics of the x-15 aircraft

Analysis of X-15 Landing Approach and Flare Characteristics Determined from the First 30 Flights

Hypersonic aerodynamic characteristics of two delta wing X-15 airplane configurations

Operational experience with the x-15 reaction control and reaction augmentation systems

Survey of operation and cost experience of the X-15 airplane as a reusable space vehicle

Derived stability and control characteristics of x-15 aircraft from flight tests

CONTROLLABILITY OF THE X-15 RESEARCH AIRPLANE WITH INTERIM ENGINES DURING HIGH-ALTITUDE FLIGHTS

LANDING-GEAR BEHAVIOR DURING TOUCHDOWN AND RUNOUT FOR 17 LANDINGS OF THE X-15 RESEARCH AIRPLANE

AERODYNAMIC AND CONTROL-SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE X-15 AIRPLANE LANDING-GEAR LOADS

AERODYNAMICS-DERIVATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE X-15 RESEARCH AIRPLANE AS DETERMINED FROM FLIGHT TESTS FOR MACH NUMBERS FROM 0.6 TO 3.4

ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION AND PREDICTION OF SPIN AND RECOVERY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN X-15 AIRPLANE

NEWStructural heating experiences on the X-15 airplanes

X-20 Dyna-Soar

Transonic aerodynamic characteristics of the dyna-soar glider and Titan 3 launch vehicle configuration with various fin arrangements

Analysis of hypersonic pressure and heat transfer tests on a flat plate with a flap and a delta wing with body, elevons, fins, and rudders Final report

The wind-induced loads on a dynamically scaled model of the Dyna Soar glider and Titan 2 booster in launch position

Longitudinal Aerodynamic Characteristics of Ten Booster-Glider Models for Project Dyna-Soar at Mach Numbers of 0.7 and 1.0

Joint Conference on Lifting Manned Hypervelocity and Reentry Vehicles. Part 2 A compilation of the papers presented

Low-speed aerodynamic characteristics of a model of the DS-1 glider

X-36

Flight Testing the X-36: The Test Pilots Perspective

D-558

NASA Factsheet FS-036-DFRC D-558-I

NASA Factsheet FS-035-DFRC D-558-II

Toward Mach 2: The Douglas D-558 Program

Scott Crossfield/Mach 2 Press Release

Wind-tunnel investigation of the stability of jettisoned nose sections of the D-558 airplane : phases I and II

Maximum altitude and maximum Mach number obtained with the modified Douglas D-558-II research airplane during demonstration flights

Measured data pertaining to buffeting at supersonic speeds of the Douglas D-558-II research airplane

LIFTING BODIES

Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story

NASA Factsheet FS-011-DFRC The Lifting Bodies

NASA Factsheet FS-010-DFRC HL-10

Full scale wind tunnel investigation of the HL-10 manned lifting body flight vehicle

Full-scale wind-tunnel investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of the M2-F2 lifting body flight vehicle

Stability and control characteristics of the M2-F2 lifting body measured during 16 glide flights

Operational experiences and characteristics of the M2-F2 lifting body flight control system

Developing and Flight Testing the HL-10 Lifting Body: A Precursor to the Space Shuttle

Developing and flight testing the HL-10 lifting body: A precursor to the Space Shuttle

Landing characteristics of a dynamic model of the HL-10 manned lifting entry vehicle

Flight-determined stability and control characteristics of the M2-F3 lifting body vehicle

Launch-pad abort capabilities of the HL-20 lifting body

Lifting-Body Research Vehicles in a Low-Speed Flight Test Program

Summary of an Advanced Manned Lifting Entry Vehicle Study

Lift and drag characteristics of the M2-F2 lifting body during subsonic gliding flight

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Last Updated 02/03/2008

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