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A LTV XC-142 experimental V/STOL aircraft.

An experimental aircraft is an aircraft intended for testing new aerospace technologies and design concepts.

The term research aircraft or testbed aircraft, by contrast, generally denotes aircraft modified to perform scientific studies, such as weather research or geophysical surveying, similar to a research vessel.[citation needed]

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Experimental aircraft

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Experimental Aircraft Association

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The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is an international organization of aviation enthusiasts based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Since its inception...

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homebuilt aircraft may be licensed Experimental under FAA or similar local regulations. With some limitations, the builder(s) of the aircraft must have...

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fighter (was marketed for a time under the designation Su-47) Su-47: experimental aircraft P-1: 1958, interceptor fighter T-3: 1956, fighter T-4/100: 1972...

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Supersonic aircraft

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military or experimental aircraft. Aviation research during World War II led to the creation of the first rocket- and jet-powered aircraft. Several claims...

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Royal Aircraft Establishment

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role for which the aircraft was designed: A.E. = Armed or Armoured Experimental C.E. = Coastal Experimental (e.g. Royal Aircraft Factory C.E.1 – prototype...

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Military aircraft

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experimental aircraft is the Bristol 188. List of aircraft List of fighter aircraft Gunston 1986, p. 274 Guilmartin, John F., Jr. "Military Aircraft."...

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National Guard of Russia. The list further encompasses Russia's experimental aircraft and those currently in development. The figures presented below...

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Saab AB

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List of aircraft by date and usage category

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Aircraft

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Northrop Tacit Blue

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List of aircraft of Japan during World War II

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This is a list of aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Trainer aircraft of the Imperial Japanese...

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Testbed aircraft

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Boeing jetliners as flying testbed aircraft. Aviation portal Index of aviation articles List of experimental aircraft List of aerospace flight test centres...

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List of Soviet and Russian aircraft

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aircraft MDR-5 - 1938 reconnaissance aircraft R-1 - 1952 flying boat Be-1 - 1964 experimental ground effect aircraft Be-4 - 1940 reconnaissance flying boat...

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Monnett Experimental Aircraft

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Monnett Experimental Aircraft was a United States aircraft manufacturer. Founded by John Monnett, a schoolteacher from Illinois who transitioned from a...

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List of aircraft of World War II

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operational aircraft modified for experimental purposes. List of interwar military aircraft List of fighter aircraft List of bomber aircraft List of attack...

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Drop test

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method of testing the in-flight characteristics of prototype or experimental aircraft and spacecraft by raising the test vehicle to a specific altitude...

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Jet aircraft

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Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment

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Bell Aircraft

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Originally intended initially as a production aircraft, the P-59 nevertheless became an important experimental testbed for jet technology, providing invaluable...

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British Aircraft Corporation

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The British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd...

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Gloster Aircraft Company

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its design office was working on the first British jet aircraft, the E.28/39 experimental aircraft. This was followed by the Meteor, the RAF's first jet-powered...

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EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

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Winnebago in the town of Black Wolf. The airshow is arranged by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), an international general aviation organization...

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