Why NASA Built the X-29 With Backward Wings #Shorts



This is the real NASA X-29. Its forward-swept wings kept airflow moving inward so the ailerons stayed effective during steep maneuvers, but the unstable aircraft required three flight computers to keep correcting it.

Footage: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center / NASA Image and Video Library. U.S. Government work; source audio not used.

Synthetic narration is used in this video.

#NASA #X29 #Aviation #Engineering #Shorts

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  1. Clicking Don't recommend this channel. Does a short on the X-29, give inaccurate information and shows clips of aircraft other than the actual X-29. Pathetic.

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