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Rockwell-MBB X-31
The collaborative Rockwell-Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability program was designed to test fighter thrust vectoring technology. Thrust vectoring allows the X-31 to fly in a direction other than where the nose is pointing resulting in significantly more maneuverability than most conventional fighters. An advanced flight control system provides controlled flight at high angles of attack where conventional aircraft would stall.
German Rockwell-MBB X-31 prototype and designed and built by a
consortium of European nations formed in 1983.1
HARV and Rockwell-MBB X-31 (thrust vectoring systems of both aircraft
also tested in the 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel Jet Exit Facility) were
the first free-world aircraft to demonstrate multi-axis thrust
2
Made by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-BlohmRockwell International.
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Height Main
444.5
Height Alt
4.44m
Engine(jet)
General Electric F404-GE-400
Length Alt
13.21m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
15935.0
Thrust Main
16000
Jet Or Prop
jet
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Loaded Weight Main
14600.0
Max Speed Alt
54000.0
Aspect Ratio
3
Loading Main
65
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21.0
Max Speed Main
Mach 1.28
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
7228.0
Ceiling Main
40000.0
Number Built
2
Crew
one
Thrust Alt
71.0
Loaded Weight Alt
6622.0
Area Main
226.3
Primary user
Span Alt
7.26 m
Plane Or Copter?
Manufacturer
First Flight
1990
Number Of Jets
1
Origin
Germany
National Origin
United States - Germany
Climb Rate Main
43000.0
Type of jet
Climb Rate Alt
218 m-s
Length Main
1320.8000000000002
Span Main
726.4399999999999
Area Alt
21.02 m²
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Empty Weight Main
11410.0
Ceiling Alt
12
200 m
Category
Empty Weight Alt
5175.0
Loading Alt
315