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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
ICAO: B17
Overview
The Boeing X-32 was developed as a demonstrator for the Joint Strike Fighter competition. Designed to meet multirole and short takeoff requirements, it competed against the Lockheed Martin X-35. The program resulted in only prototype aircraft.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 1 × Pratt & Whitney JSF-119-PW-614
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Thrust
- 42,000 lbf · 187 kN
- Avionics
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- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 1
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- —
- Cabin height
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- Cabin length
- —
- Exterior length
- 50 ft 9 in · 15.47 m
- Tail height
- 17 ft 4 in · 5.28 m
- Fuselage diameter
- —
- Wing span
- 36 ft 0 in · 10.97 m
- Baggage volume
- —
- Gross weight
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- Empty weight
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- Max takeoff weight
- 60,000 lb · 27,200 kg
- Max landing weight
- —
- Max payload
- 18,000 lb · 8,150 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 2,550 gal · 9,600 L · 7,700 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 1,080 kt · 1,243 mph · 2,000 km/h
- Maximum speed
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- Cruise speed
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- Approach speed
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- Range
- 850 nm · 980 mi · 1,570 km
- Fuel burn
- 0.59 nm/gal · 0.29 km/L
- Ceiling
- 50,000 ft · 15,200 m
- Rate of climb
- —
- Takeoff distance
- —
- Landing distance
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Operational Context
Boeing X-32 — Joint Strike Fighter demonstrator
The X-32 first flew in 2000 as part of the JSF competition. It featured a distinctive large intake and delta wing configuration. Two variants were built to demonstrate conventional and short takeoff capabilities.
Powered by a Pratt & Whitney F119 derivative engine producing approximately 35,000 pounds of thrust (156 kN) with afterburner, the X-32 achieved supersonic flight. Maximum takeoff weight for the demonstrator was approximately 50,000 pounds (22,700 kg). The aircraft carried internal and external weapon provisions for testing.
Following evaluation, the X-32 was not selected for production. The program nevertheless contributed data to future fighter development. It remains a notable chapter in modern combat aircraft competition history.
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