Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: Grumman X-29 coming to Cradle of Aviation

  1. #1
    Senior Member Speedbagel_001's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    West Hempstead, NY
    Posts
    219

    Grumman X-29 coming to Cradle of Aviation

    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/ja...o-li-1.3155705


  2. #2
    Senior Member moose135's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2005
    Location
    Long Island, NY
    Posts
    8,067
    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:


    And one of the test airframes at the Air Force Museum in Dayton (the other is at Edwards AFB):
    Last edited by moose135; 2011-09-09 at 02:07 PM.

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •