Military Aircraft Videos

Oblique Flying Wing Demonstrator

Research project at Stanford University sponsored by NASA Ames. This is a small-scale version of a 400 passenger SST that would cruise at Mach 1.8 and fly from LA to Tokyo for the same ticket price as a Boeing 747. Model is 20 ft span, 80 lb, computer stabilized, ducted fan powered. First flight May 10, 1994. RC used for guidance, model is unstable in pitch open-loop.