Bell X-5

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title: Bell X-5
text: The Bell X-5 was the first aircraft capable of changing the sweep of its wings in flight. It was inspired by the untested wartime P.1101 design of the German Messerschmitt company. In a further development of the German design, which could only have its wing sweepback angle adjusted on the ground, the Bell engineers devised a system of electric motors to adjust the sweep in flight.
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description: NASA experimental variable-sweep wing aircraft
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-5
date created: 2004-04-02T10:44:34Z
date modified: 2024-09-08T01:14:34Z
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