The X-29A is a USAF/NASA technology demonstrator built to investigate the aerodynamic advantages of the forward-swept wing concept. Built upon the body of a modified F-5E Tiger II with a single F404-GE-400 engine, forward-mounted canard wings, and redesigned air intakes, the X-29 logged a total of 422 flights between models 1 and 2 and managed to achieve a maximum angle of attack of 67 degrees. It has the ability to reach a maximum speed of Mach 1.6. Without advanced composites, lightweight airframe made of aluminum and titanium, and fly-by-wire controls, none of the plane’s accomplishments would have been possible as the aircraft is inherently unstable and the FSW adheres to stresses far greater than that of a conventional swept back wing platform. The program was conducted between 1984 and 1992, and has been attributed by western sources as console to the design of the Russian-made Su-47 Berkut. The X-29 was not the first FSW, however. The first was made in 1944 by Junkers, a German company, called the Ju-287.
Ace Squadrons/Pilots
- Daredevil / YAF (AC5)
- Bauer (Farmer) / BAF (ACZ)
- Tausend (Thousand) / BAF (ACZ)
- Hundert (Hundred) / BAF (ACZ)
- Fliege (House Fly) / BAF (ACZ)
- Viper / LAF (ACX)
- Katana / Valahia (ACX2)
Armament
X-29A in Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Standard Weapons
- Gun: 2x 20mm Pontiac M39A1 Cannon
- Missiles: 2x AIM-9M Sidewinder
Special Weapons
- FAEB: BLU-73/B Fuel-Air-Explosive Bomb (ACZ/ACX)
- LAGM: AGM-88E HARM (ACX, ACZ)
- QAAM: AIM-9X Sidewinder (AC5/ACZ/ACX)
- XAGM: AGM-65D Maverick (ACX2)
- SASM: Short Range Aerial Suppression Weapon (ACX2)
Statistics
Ace Combat 2
- Power: 70
- Defense: 30
- Mobility: 60
- Stability: 30
- Climbing Ability: 60
- Air-to-Air: 50
- Air-to-Ground: 40
Ace Combat 5 / Zero
- Speed: 73
- Mobility: 71
- Stability: 47
- Defense: 49
- Air-to-Air: 76
- Air-to-Ground: 40
Ace Combat X
- Speed: 66
- Air-to-Air: 36
- Air-to-Ground: 51
- Mobility: 66
- Stability: 42
- Defense: 45
Sources
- Global Security - [1]