X-44 MANTA

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The X-44 MANTA (Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft) is a conceptual Lockheed Martin aircraft design that has been studied by NASA and the U.S. Air Force. It is intended to test the feasibility of full yaw, pitch and roll control without any use of tailplanes (horizontal or vertical). Attitude manipulation relies purely on 3D thrust vectoring.[1] Funding for the program was halted in 2000.[2]

The aircraft itself is an F-22 Raptor-derived design featuring a stretched version of the delta wing and deleted tail surfaces.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Jenkins, Dennis R.; Landis, Tony, Miller, Jay (June 2003). American X-Vehicles: An Inventory, X-1 to X-50 (PDF). Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 31 54 of 65. NASA. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  2. ^ "X-Planes Explained", NASAExplores

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