page_title: List of experimental aircraft
section_title: Other US experimental aircraft
hierarchical_section_title: List of experimental aircraft / United States / Other US experimental aircraft
caption_attribution_description: English: XFV-12A on ramp at NAA in Columbus, Ohio
context_page_description: This is a list of experimental aircraft, or aircraft used or built to conduct experiments involving aerodynamics, structural materials, propulsion systems, configuration and equipment. Prototypes, pre-production and homebuilt aircraft described as experimental but which were not used in this manner outside their own development are excluded.
context_section_description: Acme Sierra 1959. Pusher configuration
  AstroFlight Sunrise 1974. Solar powered drone
  Ball-Bartoe Jetwing 1977. Blown wing research
  Bell D-292 1985. Advanced Composite Airframe Program
   Bell L-39 1946. Swept wing research
  Bell Model 65 1954. Tiltjet VTOL
  Bell XV-15 1977. Tiltrotor VTOL and precursor to V-22 Osprey
  Bell 533 1962. Modified UH-1B helicopter for US Army experiments with high speed technology
  Boeing ecoDemonstrator 2012. Three aircraft (as of 2016) testing airliner fuel efficiency and noise reduction technologies
  Budd BB-1 Pioneer 1931. Stainless steel construction
  Burnelli RB-1 1921. Lifting body proof of concept vehicle
  Chrysler VZ-6 1959. Ducted fan
  Convair NB-36 1955. Nuclear propelled aircraft testbed
  Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 1958. Quadcopter
  Curtiss-Wright X-100 1963. Tilt rotor VTOL (developed into X-200 and X-19)
  Custer Channel Wings 1953. Blown half-barrel wings
  Doak VZ-4 1958. Tilt-fan VTOL
  Douglas D-558-I Skystreak 1947. Supersonic research
  Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket 1948. Supersonic research
  Fairchild VZ-5 1959. Deflected air VTOL
  Farrar LSG-1 Bird Flight Machine 1969. Glider to research bird flight
  Gee Bee Model Q 1931. Canard layout
  General Dynamics F-16XL 1982. Relaxed stability delta wing, boundary layer suction laminar flow
  General Dynamics F-16 VISTA 1992. Variable stability, thrust vectoring
  General Electric GE36 testbed. 1986. Propfan engine testbed on a modified Boeing 727
  Gossamer Albatross 1979. Human-powered flight
  Gossamer Condor 1977. Human-powered flight
  modified Grumman Gulfstream II - engine testbed for the NASA Propfan Test Assessment (PTA)
  Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee 1955. Direct lift rotor platform
  Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 2010. Hypersonic glider
  Johns Multiplane 1919. Seven wing heavy aircraft
  Kaman K-125 1947. Intermesh twin rotor helicopter, servo-flap control
  Kaman K-16 Never flew. Last tested in 1962. Modified Grumman Goose for tiltwing V/STOL research
   Lockheed Altair 1938. Twinned engine testbed (both engines were in a single cowl)
  NASA Dryden Lockheed C-140 Jetstar 1964. Electronic variable stability, propfan engine (1981) and laminar flow wing testbed (1985)
  Lockheed Have Blue – Stealth technology demonstrator
  Lockheed Vega Winnie Mae – high-altitude research – confirmed existence of jet stream
  Lockheed QT-2 – Quiet Thruster noise suppression experiments
  Lockheed XC-35 – pressurized cabin development
  Lockheed XV-4 Hummingbird – jetlift VTOL
  LTV XC-142 – VTOL transport
  Martin 162A Tadpole Clipper – proof of concept aircraft
  Martin XB-26H Marauder – tandem undercarriage
  McDonnell Douglas MD-81 UHB - General Electric GE36 and PW-Allison 578-DX propfan engine testbed
  NASA AD-1 Oblique Wing
  NASA Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology experimental aircraft (ALTUS, Pathfinder and Helios)
  NASA Hyper III
  NASA M2-F1 - lifting body/re-entry vehicle
  NASA Pathfinder - solar-powered aircraft
  Northrop F-5 Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstrator – shockwave reduction
  Northrop HL-10 – lifting body/re-entry vehicle research
  Northrop M2-F2 – lifting body/re-entry vehicle research
  Northrop M2-F3 – lifting body/re-entry vehicle research
  Northrop N-1M – flying wing research
  Northrop N-9M – flying wing proof of concept aircraft for Northrop YB-35
  Northrop Tacit Blue – Stealth technology demonstrator
  Piasecki PV-2 – helicopter technology demonstrator
  Piasecki VZ-8 Airgeep – liftfan VTOL research
  Republic XF-84H "Thunderscreech" – supersonic propellor
  Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor – inversely tapered swept wing
  Rockwell HiMAT - Maneuverability and control research
  Rockwell XFV-12 Tethered tested in 1978, but never flew. Augmented wing, vectored thrust VTOL
  Rotary Rocket Roton 1999. Single stage to orbit helicopter rocket
  Ryan VZ-3 Vertiplane 1958. Blown flap VTOL research
  Ryan XV-5 Vertifan 1964. Fan lift VTOL research
  Sawyer Skyjacker II – Low aspect ratio research aircraft
  Scaled Composites Proteus 1998. Telecommunication relay testbed
  Schweizer SGS 1-29 1958. Laminar flow research on wings made of metal
  Sikorsky S-69 1981. Compound co-axial research
  Sikorsky S-72 1976. Helicopter/aircraft hybr
caption: XFV-12A on ramp at NAA in Columbus, Ohio
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