Boeing Military
X-32A Stealth
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X-32A Stealth
Role Experimental stealth fighter aircraft
Manufacturer Boeing
First flight 18 September 2000
Primary user Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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History Boeing X-32A Stealth
In 1993, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) launched the Common Affordable Lightweight Fighter project (CALF). The project's purpose was to develop a stealth-enabled design to replace all of United States Department of Defense lighter weight fighter and attack aircraft, including the F-16 Fighting Falcon, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, and vertical/short takeoff / vertical landing (V/STOL) AV-8B Harrier II. Around the same time the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) project was started.[3] In 1994, the U.S. Congress ordered the two to be merged into the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program
Boeing's strategy for a competitive advantage was to offer substantially lower manufacturing and life-cycle costs by minimizing variations between the different JSF versions. The X-32 therefore was designed around a large one piece carbon fiber composite delta wing. The wing had a span of 9.15 meters, with a 55-degree leading edge sweep, and could hold up to 20,000 pounds (9,000 kg) of fuel. The purpose of the high sweep angle was to allow for a thick wing section to be used while still providing limited transonic aerodynamic drag, and to provide a good angle for wing-installed conformal antenna equipment. The wing would prove a challenge to fabricate.0
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General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 45 ft 0.1 in (13.72 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
- Height: 17 ft 3.8 in (5.28 m)
- Wing area: 590 sq ft (54.8 m2)
Powerplant
- Empty weight: 24,030 lb (10,900 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: (17,200 kg)
- Powerplant:
1 × Pratt & Whitney YF119-PW-614 afterburning turbofan, 28,000 lbf (120 kN) thrust dry, 43,000 lbf (190 kN) with afterburner
Specifications
Armament
- 20 mm M61A2 cannon, or 27 mm Mauser BK-27 cannon Internal: 6 AMRAAM air-air missiles or 2 AMRAAM air-air missiles and 2 x 2,000 lb (900 kg) class guided bombs External: Approx. 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) of full range of external stores including guided weapons, anti-radiation missile, air-to-surface weapons, auxiliary fuel tanks
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