Grumman X-29 coming to Cradle of Aviation

[Speedbagel_001]

According to Newsday, one of the X-29s is going to the Cradle. It will be reassembled and eventually put on display.

http://www.newsday.com/columnists/james-bernstein/unusual-grumman-x-29-jet-coming-back-to-li-1.3155705

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Grumman-X29-InFlight.jpg

[moose135]

That is so cool! the X-29 has always been one of my favorite airplanes.

ETA: Reading the Newsday article, apparently the Cradle received the X-29 that has been in the Smithsonian in DC. It is a full-scale mockup, not one of the two that flew in the test program. Still cool to have though...

Here's the one from the Smithsonian:
http://www.moose135photography.com/Travel/Air-Space-Museum/X-29001/85861921_Bs8uQ-L-2.jpg

And one of the test airframes at the Air Force Museum in Dayton (the other is at Edwards AFB):
http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Air-Museums/USAF-Museum/JM20071114USAFMuseumX-29A001/991417655_2AhQS-L.jpg