World’s First International X-Plane

The X-31, the world’s first international X-plane, demonstrates controlled flight at high alpha courtesy of its canards and thrust vectoring paddles in the exhaust stream.

The X-31, the world’s first international X-plane, demonstrates controlled flight at high alpha courtesy of its canards and thrust vectoring paddles in the exhaust stream.

Photographer NASA/Jim Ross
Location AFRC
NASA AFRCArmstrong Flight Research CenterX-31X-Plane