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That weird-looking VTOL X-Plane has flown

Posted on April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 by alert5

Aurora Flight Sciences announced last week that a subscale model of its LightningStrike, Vertical Take-off and Landing Experimental Plane (VTOL X-plane) for DARPA has flown at a military installation.

Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences

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Official MHI press statement on X-2’s maiden flight

Posted on April 23, 2016 by alert5

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has a press release on the first flight of the X-2 stealth demonstrator.

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X-2 landing at JASDF Gifu Airbase

Posted on April 23, 2016April 23, 2016 by alert5

Air-to-air photo of X-2’s first flight

Posted on April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 by alert5

A press release by Japan’s Ministry of Defense has details of the first flight of the Mitsubishi X-2 stealth demonstrator. The aircraft took from from Nagoya airfield at 0847 local time and landed at JASDF Gifu airbase at 0913.

Watch the video of X-2’s maiden flight

Posted on April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 by alert5