Northrop X-4 Bantam

Northrop X-4 Bantam
Страна	Сащ
Роля	Безопашат прототип на въздухоплавателно средство
Първи полет	15 декември 1948 г.
Построен	2

1. Нортроп X-4Бантам е прототип на малки twinjet самолети, произведени от Northrop Corporation в 1948. Той нямаше хоризонтални опашни повърхности, в зависимост вместо това от комбинираните повърхности за управление на асансьора и айлерона (наречени елевони) за контрол в нагласите на терена и ролката, почти точно по начина на подобния формат, захранван с ракети Messerschmitt Me 163 от Луфтвафе на Нацистка Германия. Някои аеродинамици бяха предложили премахването на хоризонталната опашка да свърши и проблеми със стабилността при бързи скорости (наречени шокови сергии), произтичащи от взаимодействието на свръхзвуков ударни вълни от крилата и хоризонталните стабилизатори. Идеята имаше заслуги, но системите за контрол на полета от това време попречиха на Х-4 от всякакъв успех.

Източник: Нортроп Х-4 Бентам в Уикипедия

Northrop X-4 Bantam Walk Aroundd
Photographers	John Heck, Randy Ray
Localisation	National Museum of the USAF
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General Characteristics and Role

The Northrop X-4 Bantam was an experimental jet aircraft developed for the U.S. Air Force and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA, the precursor to NASA) in the late 1940s. Its primary role was to investigate the aerodynamic properties of a tailless aircraft design at transonic speeds (speeds approaching the speed of sound, or Mach 1). It utilized a semi-tailless configuration, meaning it lacked a horizontal tail stabilizer but retained small vertical fins. The tailless design was believed to reduce the shock waves and control issues experienced by conventional aircraft as they approached the sound barrier. The Bantam was built as a small, swept-wing jet to minimize costs and complexity during the high-risk transonic research phase.

Property	Typical Value (X-4)
Роля	Experimental Aircraft (Transonic Stability Research)
National Origin	САЩ
Производителя	Northrop Corporation
First Flight	15 декември 1948 г.
Екипажа	1 Pilot
Wing Sweep	35 degrees
Дължина	7.01 m (23 ft 0 in)
Размах	8.23 m (27 ft 0 in)
Височина	4.52 m (14 ft 10 in)	Gross Weight	3,524 kg (7,770 lb)

Powerplant and Flight Controls

Engine: 2 x Westinghouse J30 turbojet engines.
Thrust (Total): Approximately 1,600 lbf (7.1 kN).
Maximum Speed: 1,032 km/h (641 mph, or approx. Mach 0.85).
Control Surfaces: All control was handled by elevons (control surfaces that combine the functions of elevators and ailerons) on the trailing edge of the wing, and twin vertical rudders.
Stability Issue: Testing confirmed that while the X-4 was stable at low speeds, it experienced severe longitudinal stability issues when flying faster than Mach 0.88, leading to a tendency to pitch up and lose control.

Program Outcome and Legacy

Test Program: The X-4 completed 81 research flights at the NACA Muroc Flight Test Unit (later Edwards AFB).
Discovery: The program proved that a simple tailless design was unsuitable for sustained transonic flight due to the poor stability characteristics encountered.
Influence: This finding was crucial, convincing designers to use a conventional horizontal stabilizer (tailplane) or the all-moving stabilator on high-speed jets, which became the standard design for supersonic aircraft.
Preservation: Both prototypes built are preserved: one (46-676) is at the U.S. Air Force Museum in Ohio, and the other (46-677) is at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in New Mexico.

Начини на показване : 1976