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The Boeing X-32 is a concept demonstrator aircraft that was designed for the Joint Strike Fighter competition. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.The X-32 test aircraft was incapable of meeting the enhanced maneuverability and payload targets which were requested by the Navy.
The X-32 had a unique design, built around a large, one piece carbon fiber composite delta wing, although the final iteration of the aircraft would have been more conventional regarding the wing. It had quite a large chin-mounted air-intake at the front, a consequence of the X-32s direct lift system.Watch the video and enjoy it!