X-planes, One offs, and non-production Flashcards
Vultee XA-41 (none)
Fairchild XC-120 Packplane
SNCAC NC.211 Cormoran
-Only a handful ever made it to the testing phase. Appeared on the nationals 2012 test.
Martin XB-51 (none)
-Lost out to the more conventional B-57
Miles M.100 Student
-Marketed as a British Royal Air Force primary trainer but failed to gain any orders.
AASI 450/(none) Jetcruzer
-edit 10.16.2014 Justin: 450 is an acceptable number designation
Canadair CL-84/CX-131 Dynavert
-145 Hours of test flight before its first crash; yay Canada!
Fleet 50 Freighter
-5 built, apparently awfully underpowered.
Saunders-Roe SR.A1 (none)
-Flying boat jet fighter, design was abandoned after WWII
Baade 152 (none)
Grob G520T Egret
-5 in total produced, set to resume production in 2016. Aircraft could also be seen as the G520NG for the model number.
Convair XF-81 (none)
Conroy DC-3 Tri Turbo Three
Convair XC-99 (none)
Stitts SA-2A Sky Baby
Bell X-1 (none)
-Shaped like a 50 cal. bullet
DeHavilland DH.108 Swallow
- British ‘Tail-less’ x-plane
- Obvious namesake is obvious
Northrop YF-17 Cobra
- Lost out to the F-16
- Design was bought by McDonnell Douglas and turned into the F-18
- YF-17 has a smaller nose (no radar)
Sikorsky S-72 (none)
McDonnell Douglas YC-15 (none)
- Designed to meet a USAF requirement for a STOL replacement for the C-130
- Straight tapered wing, much smaller than the C-17
- Y= prototype status
Lockheed R6V Constitution
- 2 Built
- Largest aircraft operated by the U.S. Navy
Hughes H-4 Herculese
-Often known by the monicker ‘Spruce Goose’
Short S.40 Shetland II
- Civil version of the S.35
- Never made it past prototype stage
Douglas XB-19 (none)
Curtiss-Wright X-19 (none)
Dassault 4000 Mirage
- Twin engined
- Three piece canopy
Douglas X-3 Stilleto
Messerschmitt P.1101 (none)
-Formed the basis of the design for the Bell X-5
Curtiss/Wright CW-24/XP-55 Ascender
Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne
-10 prototypes built
Reid and Sigrist R.S.3 Desford
- Seen on the Nationals 2016 Rec Test, this aircraft could also show up as the Reid Sigrist R.S.4 Bobsleigh.
- 1 Produced
Fairchild Super 71P (none)
-Two built, same tail as the Super 71 but a more conventional fuselage
Fiat G.80/82 (none)
-Four production aircraft produced in the G.82 model. looks fairly reminiscent of the SOKO G-2 Galeb.
Northrop Grumman 355 Firebird
Boeing XB-15 (none)
Grob G520T Egret
-5 in total produced, set to resume production in 2016. Aircraft could also be seen as the G520NG for the model number.
Short SC.1 (none)
Ellison-Mahon (none) Gweduck
- Amphibious kit plane, one built
- Similar in appearance to the G-44
Grumman XF5F Skyrocket
North American XB-70 Valkyrie
Myasishchev M-50 Bounder
-Two prototypes constructed the first being the M-50 the second being the M-52.
SAI KZ-IV (none)
-Bears somewhat of a likeness to Percival products of the time period. Only 2 produced, both of which are seen here.
Bede BD5(-J) (none)
BAC TSR.2 (none)
-Killed by astronomical development costs and changing strategic scene of the ’60s
Boeing YAL-1A (none)
Gee Bee Model R (none)
Ilyushin Il-102 (none)
-Developed from the Ilyushin Il-40 Brawny
Northrop XB-35 (none)
Yakovlev Yak-36 Freehand
Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning
Windecker YE-5 Eagle
-Stealth test bed aircraft, 1 developed for the USAF from the Windecker AC-7 Eagle
VFW-Fokker VAK 191B (none)
General Dynamics F-16XL (none)
- “Cranked” delta wing
- Lost out to the F-15E for strike fighter competition
- 1 Single and 1 Dual seat aircraft bulit
McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat
Short S.35 Shetland I
- Planned successor to the Sunderland
- Never made it past prototype stage
Moynet 360 Jupiter
-Two prototypes built the first being the 360-4 and the second 360-6, recommend only using 360. (Justin Therriault 09.29.2019)
Boeing YC-14 (none)
-Direct competitor to the YC-15
Bell X-22 (none)
-Comissioned by the US Navy for VTOL research
Lockheed F-104RB Red Baron
-A heavily modified F-104 Starfighter, the Red Baron set a speed record in 1977 by going 988.26 MPH in Class C-1 Group 3 Aircraft. The aircraft was destroyed a year later in an accident.
Kyushu J7W Shinden
-Never made it past prototype stage
Xian Y-20 Kunpeng
- Chineses version of the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
- 3 in prototype stage, project started in 2006
Myasishchev M-55 Geophysica
-High altitude research aircraft that was a development of the M-17 Stratosfera also built by Myasishchev. Not that many produced. Certainly under 10.
Boeing 367-80 Dash 80/(none)
-Exclusively seen in these colours, as a write in use (none) if multiple choice use Dash 80 if present
Convair XC-99 (none)
Rockwell B-1A (none)
- Most offen seen in the all white paint scheme
- Pointed tail cone
Ryan XF2R Dark Shark
-Ryan Fireball with the radial replaced with a turboprop
Republic XF-12/RC-2 Rainbow
-Built with the intent to be a spy plane as the XF-12 and to be used by civilians as the RC-2. Only two prototypes were ever produced.
Miles M.39 Libellula
Miles M.100 Student
-Marketed as a British Royal Air Force primary trainer but failed to gain any orders.
Curtiss XF15C (none)
North American X-15 (none)
North American XA2J Super Savage
Rutan (none) VariViggen
Convair XFY2 Sea Dart
Cessna 620 (none)
Douglas YOA-5/YB-11 (none)
Northrop XB-49 (none)
- Jet powered development of XB-35
- Stock footage of this plane appeared in the ’50s production of ‘War of the Worlds’
Brewster XA-32 (none)
Piper PA-48 Enforcer
Mooney M22 (none)
- Never entered production, one prototype built
- Only Twin engine Mooney
Ilyushin Il-40 Brawny
Handley Page HP.115 (none)
-One built as a research vessel. Plenty of photos online which is why it could be McDowell fodder.
Stout Bushmaster 2000 (none)
- Non-Production, Attempt to create an upgraded Ford Tri-Motor
- Most often seen with 3 bladed props
- Different shaped tail
Republic XF-12/RC-2 Rainbow
-Built with the intent to be a spy plane as the XF-12 and to be used by civilians as the RC-2. Only two prototypes were ever produced.
Soloy (none) Pathfinder 21
-Stretched Cessna 208 with two PT-6’s in the nose. Only one prototype built due to FAA regulations
Avro 688/689 Ashton
-Jet powered version of the Avro 689 Tudor, one built.
Moynet M360 Jupiter
- Built for the same market as the Cessna 336/337
- Only 2 prototypes built
Grob S2C Strato
- German high altitude research aircraft
- 1 produced
North American XB-28/NA-63 Dragon
- Designed to meet a US Army Air Corps requirement for a high-altitude medium bomber. Developed from the North American B-25 Mitchell with two prototypes being produced.
- edit 04.26.2016 Justin T: Changed ‘Q’ side to something more attainable, and added common nickname Dragon to ‘A’ side.
Fairchild Super 71 (none)
-4 produced, 2 with the parasol wing and the Fairchild system of struts on struts and 2 with a more conventional layout
Lockheed R6V Constitution
- 2 Built
- Largest aircraft operated by the U.S. Navy
Bede BD-10 (none)
-A hand drawn blue print of this aircraft was once gifted to the late John D. Odegard
Northrop A-9A (none)
-Competition to the A-10 Thunderbolt II
Embraer CB-123 Vector
Vultee P-54 (none)
Pilatus SB-2 Pelican
-Only one produced.
Bay (none) Super “V”
- “V” not a 5
- Twin engine conversion of 35 bonanza
Bell X-5 (none)
-Swing wing X-plane
Dornier Do 31 (none)
-Amazingly the test flights for this a/c were accident-free
SNCASE S.E.5000 Barodeur
Gloster E.28/39 Whittle
Fairchild XC-120 Packplane
Tupolev KJ-1 (none)/Bull
- Either Bull or (none) is totally acceptable in a write in scenario.
- Only one ever produced.
