Hughes X-5

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre
gptkb:Hugh_E._Mc_Elroy
low-wing
experimental testbed
gptkbp:avionics analog systems
gptkbp:cockpit single-seat
gptkbp:controls fly-by-wire
gptkbp:crew gptkb:musical
gptkbp:design Hughes Aircraft engineers
test variable-sweep wing
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney
gptkbp:engine_type turbojet
J57
gptkbp:features swept wings
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1956
conducted by United States Air Force
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 2,000 lb
gptkbp:height 12 ft 0 in
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneered variable-sweep wing technology.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hughes X-5
gptkbp:influenced_by German aircraft designs
gptkbp:invention X-5-1
gptkbp:is_tested_for variable-sweep wing technology
gptkbp:landing_gear tricycle gear
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Hughes_XF-11
gptkbp:length 45 ft 0 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:max_speed 600 mph
gptkbp:number_built gptkb:musical
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:1959
gptkbp:role research and development
gptkbp:roll_rate 5 degrees per second
gptkbp:service_ceiling 40,000 ft
gptkbp:significance early variable-sweep wing research
gptkbp:speed 100 knots
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:surface elevators
ailerons
rudder
gptkbp:tail_type T-tail
gptkbp:weight 12,000 lb
gptkbp:wing_area 300 sq ft
gptkbp:wingspan 35 ft 0 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hughes_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4