Boeing X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft Family
The Boeing X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft was a pair of remotely piloted, 28-percent-scale demonstrators built to explore tailless fighter maneuverability, survivability, and advanced flight-control technologies. NASA reports that the X-36 made its first flight on May 17, 1997 and completed a 31-flight research program in November 1997; Boeing manufactured the two airframes and later supported RESTORE control-law research flights.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Boeing X-36X-36NASA/Boeing X-36Tailless Fighter Agility Research AircraftX-36A
- Family Name
- Boeing X-36
- Full Name
- Boeing X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft Family
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Boeing X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft was a pair of remotely piloted, 28-percent-scale demonstrators built to explore tailless fighter maneuverability, survivability, and advanced flight-control technologies. NASA reports that the X-36 made its first flight on May 17, 1997 and completed a 31-flight research program in November 1997; Boeing manufactured the two airframes and later supported RESTORE control-law research flights.
- First Flight Year
- 1,997
- Last Flight Year
- 1,998
- Manufacturer
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/boeing-x-36/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:38:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:38:09 UTC