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Northrop
X-4 Bantam
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Originally
designated the XS-4, the Northrop X-4 Bantam was designed to
study the flight characteristics of tailless aircraft at transonic
speeds. First flown in 1948, two aircraft flew over 100
flights by the time the program ended in 1953. The X-4 proved
that aircraft without a horizontal tail are not suitable for
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| Stuff
You Can Buy |
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Book:
The X-Planes: X-1 to X-45
Jay Miller |
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Display Model:
1/32 scale
mahogany |
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page updated 13 February 2008
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