Experimental aircraft Experimental aircraft (Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft) This articles uses public domain text from the National Museum of the United States Air Force. http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/outdoor/od30.htm ...more on Wikipedia about "Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft"
The Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) was developed to meet a requirement from the U.S. Army Air Service for an airplane suitable for a flight around the world. Douglas Aircraft Company responded with a modification of their DT torpedo bomber. Five of these aircraft were ordered for the round-the-world flight, one for testing and training and four for the actual expedition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Douglas DWC"
In generic use, an experimental aircraft is an aircraft that has not yet been fully proven in flight. Often, this implies that new aerospace technologies are being tested on the aircraft, though the label is more broad. experimental aircraft is also a specific term referring to an aircraft flown with an experimental category airworthiness certificate. The term experimental aircraft is often erroneously used to mean homebuilt aircraft. While all homebuilt aircraft are experimental, there are many types of experimental aircraft that are not homebuilts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Experimental aircraft"
The FanWing or fan wing is a revolutionary new aircraft design. It is a completely new class of aircraft that uses a fixed wing with a forced airflow produced by cylindrical fans mounted above the wing. ...more on Wikipedia about "FanWing"
The Hawker Hotspur was a Hawker Henley redesigned to take a Boulton-Paul semi-powered four gun turret. One prototype aircraft, K8309, was built in 1937, but completion was delayed until 1938 by which time the Boulton Paul Defiant had already flown. The Hotspur first flew on 14 June 1938. As Hawker's was committed to the production of Henleys and Hurricanes the project was abandoned. The turret was removed and a cockpit fairing installed, after which the aircraft was used for trials of flap & dive brake configurations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hawker Hotspur"
The X-planes are a series of experimental United States aircraft (and some rockets) used for testing of new technologies and usually kept highly secret during development. ...more on Wikipedia about "X-plane"
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