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NASA AD-1

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The NASA AD-1 was both an aircraft and an associated flight test program conducted between 1979 and 1982 at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards California, which successfully demonstrated an aircraft wing that could be pivoted obliquely from zero to 60 degrees during flight. The unique oblique wing was demonstrated on a small, subsonic jet-powered research aircraft called the AD-1 (Ames Dryden -1 1). The aircraft was flown 79 times during the research program, which evaluated the basic pivot-wing concept and gathered information on handling qualities and aerodynamics at various speeds and degrees of pivot.

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Controls

Normal flight controls

VTOL to rotate wings, VTOL up only for historical accuracy

I made this aircraft as close to 1:1 as I could while also keeping my sanity

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 32.3ft (9.8m)
  • Length 33.8ft (10.3m)
  • Height 6.1ft (1.9m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 2,419lbs (1,097kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 55.719
  • Wing Loading 23.7lbs/ft2 (115.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 102.3ft2 (9.5m2)
  • Drag Points 3205

Parts

  • Number of Parts 37
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 154