Aircraft Related to WADC




	The X-15 is one of the featured aircraft from the history of flight testing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Aircraft

One of WADC's main contributions was to help research and develop various aircraft. They would test models of aircraft, help design, and eventually flight-test the aircraft. Included in these are foreign aircraft and captured aircraft from WWII from both the allied and enemy forces. In addition several WWII aircraft were modified to serve different purposes after the war. Several Aircraft were developed at the WADC, including the B-52 and C-130, two of the workhorses of the Air Force. The WADC also developed missile systems and experimental (X-series) aircraft. Their contributions are highlighted below.

Foreign and Captured Aircraft from WWII Examined at WADC
Allied Russian YAK-9 British Spitfire Mosquito	Enemy JU-88 ME-109 FW-190 ME-262 Japanese Zero
Modified Aircraft B-26 Marauder B-29 B-36 "Peacemaker" C-47	WADC Developed Aircraft B-52 Stratofortress C-130 Hercules B-45 Tornado (First Operational Jet Bomber) B-47 Stratojet B-58 Hustler (First Supersonic Jet Bomber) Century Series (F-100 series) Fighters
Missile Systems TM-61 Matador XB-64 Navaho	Experimental Systems (X-series) X-2 X-13 (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) X-15 (Jointly with NACA, Air Force, and the Navy) X-20 Dyna Soar (Research for this was later applied to the Space Shuttle)

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