experimental aircraft
Unproven flying machine
An experimental aircraft is one built or modified for testing new designs, technologies, or concepts rather than routine operation.
The category includes prototypes, research aircraft, and amateur-built planes operating under special regulatory classifications.
The X-15 experimental aircraft reached the edge of space.
Homebuilders often register kit planes as experimental aircraft to avoid stricter certification requirements.
- thrustForceful forward motion
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- avionicsAircraft electronic equipment
- supersonic travelFlight exceeding sound's speed
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
prototype · test flights · maiden flight · Edwards · proof-of-concept · canard · flight envelope · pushing the envelope · crash investigation · scramjet · risk assessment · winglets · propeller · skunk works · reconnaissance missions · stealth technology · delta wing · hangar
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
- aviationairports, flying, flight, airplane, airplanes
- Aviation Testingprototypes, X-planes, flight simulators, mock-ups
- air showsairshow, air show, aerial displays, Thunderbirds, Red Arrows