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  • 21Oblique wing — on a NASA AD 1 An oblique wing (also called a slew wing) is a variable geometry wing concept. On an aircraft so equipped, the wing is designed to rotate on center pivot, so that one tip is swept forward while the opposite tip is swept aft. By… …

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  • 22NASA AD-1 — AD 1 The AD 1 with its wing at a moderate angle Role Experimental aircraft …

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  • 24Panavia Tornado ADV — infobox Aircraft name = Tornado ADV type = Interceptor manufacturer = British Aerospace caption = RAF Tornado F3 designer = first flight = 27 October avyear|1979 introduced = 1 May avyear|1985 retired = primary user = Royal Air Force more users …

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  • 25F-117 Nighthawk — infobox Aircraft name=F 117 Nighthawk type=Stealth attack aircraft [http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=104 F 117A Nighthawk fact sheet] , USAF, October 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2008.] national origin = United States… …

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  • 26IAI Kfir — infobox Aircraft name = Kfir caption = United States Navy F 21A Kfir aggressor type = Fighter bomber national origin = Israel manufacturer = Israel Aircraft Industries first flight = June, 1973 introduced = 1975 retired = 1996 (Israeli Air Force) …

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  • 27XF-108 Rapier — Infobox Aircraft name=XF 108 Rapier type=Interceptor manufacturer=North American Aviation captio=XF 108 Rapier mock up. designer= first flight= introduced= retired= number built=1 mock up status=Cancelled unit cost=US$141.9 million for the… …

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  • 28Ilyushin Il-30 — The Ilyushin Il 30 was a Soviet turbojet powered tactical bomber designed as a higher performance version of the Il 28. It was cancelled before the first prototype was completed.DevelopmentThe Il 30 was a follow on to the Il 28, although design… …

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  • 29Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk — F117 redirects here. For the F117 PW 100 turbofan engine, see Pratt Whitney PW2000. F 117 Nighthawk Role …

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  • 30sweepback — /sweep bak /, n. Aeron. the shape of, or the angle formed by, an airplane wing or other airfoil the leading or trailing edge of which slopes backward from the fuselage. [1915 20; n. use of v. phrase sweep back] * * * …

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