Boeing X-32A in Restoration at NMUSAF (Sept 2023 from FPV Drone)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- The Boeing X-32 was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005.
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Awesome 👍
Working there would be my dream job, especially if I was working on the Swoose in the background.
The X-32A reminds me of an overgrown A-7 Corsair II. Some say its ugly but I think its kind of a cool looking aircraft. Nice video!
I always thought that too.
I like to think it has the soul of the F8 Crusader the last of the gunfighters.
I agree I can’t wait to see it in person, I’ve seen the F-22 and YF-23 obviously from the museum and finally got to see a F-35 in person at this years Dayton air show so this is the last 5th gen US aircraft I have left to see
The proposed production version was more conventional looking rather than delta winged making it look even closer to the A-7
It’s more cute to me
The x-32 is already getting freshened up for display at the NMUSAF.... Oh how the time flies. Crazy to see the size of a modern fighter next to a heavy bomber of 80 years ago.
If they had a TU-128 Fiddler, you would see a fighter that is the same size as the B29.
Well, she appears to be smiling now, having lost, but not gone missing like some of the competition ;) She's ready for her revival!
What! no cockpit video...I really wanted to see in the cockpit of that X-32.
Ejection seat install today. They are still looking for the internal instruments. They have the Hud.
Cool! Didn’t even know yall had this
It's such a ungainly looking aircraft. Glad to see that she will survive on in the museum though.
Wow! Historic. Boeing X-32 and Boeing B-17D Swoose in the same hanger separated by 60+ years!!
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Smile! You're on camera!
I'm sure the intake shape is based on sound engineering, but it looks like it would be pretty effective at scooping up plankton.
I bet, if it wasn't for the scoop, she'd be the one picked for the job. I still dont like the F35 much, but yeah, future/progress such and such...
Swoose!!❤
Always fun to showcase that bird!
I'm shocked the national museum for the air force doesn't have an f-35..
Well, I certainly know where they coild find some parts for one...
It's there. But in ultimate stealth mode you can't see it !😉🤣😂
In time I’m sure they’ll get one, I wish they would have gotten atleast one of the X-35s till they could have got an operational one like they did with the F-22
WOW 🔝
That always reminded me of a whale scooping up food.
This is super cool!
One little thing, you guys might consider posting the video as "private," then wait until it converts to 1080p or whatever high res, and set to public.. otherwise early birds like me see 360p. At least I think that's how that all works.
Love the drone shots!
Thanks so much, should be 2.7K now.
@@USAFmuseum It is indeed! And it did happen quickly. BTW, on first view I was thinking... man the drone pilot probably really wanted to fly through that fuselage.. then they did! Very satisfying.
Awesome video as always!!
Will we ever see it in one of the galleries?
Plans call for it to be next to the YF-23.
Hell yeah! I can't wait to go see it!
What the finch?! These things always look so comical to me, I know they mean business and although less advanced, they are also less complex than that 35 Guy.
This plane had no chance, look at its face! Way too happy a grin for a mean fighter jet!
I can only imagine how terrifying it would be to be the enemy fighter being chased down in a dog fight by this gleefully looking fighter.. add some giant googly eyes and you have some serious psychological warfare going on.
How long does stuff like this take usually? Can’t wait to see this thing next to the Widow
Every resto is different based on the condition. This one took three months where most take two years especially wood and fabric ones. The Belle was 12 years and the Swoose will be 7 or so.
Beautiful airplane, really. How many test flight hours ended up on that airframe before its deactivation? I was at Boeing working on AWACS support when this program was lost to Lockheed. Word at the time was that a Boeing program lead engineer had become unhappy some years before and took a job at Lockeed helping design their X-35 program, and that the X-32 design program was led (in part) by a former Lockheed program lead engineer who, for whatever reason, preferred Boeing. To me, after the McDonnel Douglas purchase fiasco, this all seemed perfectly logical.
Could anyone explain to me why that b-17’s tail looks like that?
Make her fly again
This is such a bizarre aircraft
When will this be put on display?
"The Pregnant Shark"
I don't know, but I seem to recall the USAF radically changed its requirements late in the game just to favor the 35 and tank the 32. It meant such a major redesign that the 32 never could really meet the deadlines.
The parameters should be set out and locked in from the get. Not changed to show bias to one of the competitors while the process is still under way.
Seems rich for the USAF to pretend to honor this bird, now. I know, my gripe is with the selection brass, and not museum staff. Still...
Atleast we can thank the museum for keeping this bird and not letting it go to the scrap pile
на кита похож, заглатывающий планктон
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How ugly can you make them? It's almost as ugly as the Fiat G.91
Ugly those chins may be but badass is their pipper on your six. Re Vought F-8 and LTV A-7.
@@texleeger8973 It's so ugly pilot will rader drive a truck tha fly this monster.
Wish the drone pilot would quit showing off and slow down. The aircraft is what we're interested in, not how fast and tight you can go.
No intention of showing off.
slow down the video speed to 0.50 , or advance frame by frame via the "," & "." keys.
Thanks so much@@blip_bloop