Flight Operating Instructions for X-5 Airplane

by U.S. Air Force

An outgrowth of the Third Reich's Emergency Fighter Program, the Messerschmitt P.1101 jet fighter featured a radical new design in which the sweep of the wing could be altered in flight. Captured by the Allies before it could be completed, the P.1101 was sent to the United States where it inspired the Bell X-5. Produced by a team led by Robert J. Wood, the X-5 was a true "variable geometry" platform that offered in-flight wing positions of 20 , 40...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935327690
• ISBN13: 9781935327691
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
• Length: 50 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 10.0"