THE GRUMMAN X-29 BOOK

Non-Fiction Book ABOUT: Originally designed & built as a demonstration model for NASA & the USAF, the Grumman X-29 fighter is more maneuverable & less expensive to operate than any other conventional aircraft. Describes the origins of the forward-swept wing concept & the technological developments that revived this once-ignored wing plan. Includes complete details of the X-29s systems & construction, digital fly-by-wire flight control; the power plant engine; the lightweight space-age materials; the NASA-developed super critical wing; & the three-surface pitch control. Over 100 b/w & color line drawings & photos. 1991 First Edition Paperback 86 Pages