The X-29 experimental aircraft, developed during the 1980s, stands as one of the boldest attempts in aviation history to ...

Continuing in our series on experimental testbed aircraft, today we are taking a look at a popular 1980s concept, a forward swept wing design known as the X-29.

The X-29 typifies such bold innovation. One look at this unique creation is all you need to realize you are looking at the very far end of aircraft design. The wings look like they were put on ...

The X-29 made her maiden flight of December 14, 1984, piloted by Grumman Chief Test Pilot Chuck Sewell out of Edward AFB, California. It was an experimental aircraft that tested a forward-swept ...

In many ways the X-29 was a great success, providing US engineers with stacks of data that would be used in later aircraft designs. However, the wing's performance was not as great an advancement ...