The X32: Boeing's Joint Strike Fighter

One of the most interesting looking X planes, the X32 was a concept demonstrator built by Boeing and given the inhouse nickname Monica and competed for what was at the time called the largest military contract in history, the Joint Strike Fighter or JSF. The X32 was a single engine delta wing stealth multirole fighter that would have been produced in three variants: an Air Force version, A carrier based Naval version, and a Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing or STOVL version. Let's take a look at some specifications for the X32

Specifications
Length: 45 FT 0.1 IN (13.72 M)
Height: 17 ft 3.8 IN (5.28 M)
Wingspan: 36 ft 0 IN (10.97 M)
Wing area: 590 sq FT (54.8 M2)
Maximum speed: 1000KN or Mach 1.6 1,200 mph (1,931 km/h, 1,000 kn) at altitude
Empty weight: 24,030 LB (10,900 KG)
Max. takeoff weight:38,000 LB (17,200 KG)

RANGE:
Range on STOVL version: 600 NMI (1112 KM)
Range on Naval or CV version: 750 NMI (1389 KM)
Range on Air Force version: 850 NMI (1574 KM)

Engines:
1 × Pratt & Whitney YF119PW614 afterburning turbofan, 28,000 lbf (120 kN) thrust dry, 43,000 lbf (190 kN) with afterburner


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"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."

X32 footage courtesy of Boeing:
http://www.boeing.com/

X32A on static display:
National Museum of the USAF
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/

X32 on static display:
Carl Lindberg / CC BYSA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)

X32 3 view diagram:
Saggittarius A / CC BYSA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)

F35B thrust diagram:
Tosaka / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Hiding Your Reality" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)

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