The X-76 is the latest in a long series of experimental X-planes developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
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DARPA's High-Speed VTOL SPRINT Aircraft Receives X-76 X-Plane Designation
DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. The DARPA ...
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A new VTOL military aircraft could change future operations
The next generation of military aircraft may not need runways at all. The U.S. ANCILLARY program is developing a vertical-takeoff drone that combines helicopter flexibility with airplane speed. Built ...
In the next few decades, the standard passenger aircraft will look radically different, according to the head of one of the world’s largest plane manufacturers. Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said in a ...
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The A-10 Thunderbolt II was purpose-built entirely around CAS survivability and direct ground support. AC-130 gunships became the gold standard for precision night CAS with unmatched persistence. MQ-1 ...
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