Global Aircraft -- X-5
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X-5 Specifications
| Primary Function: |
Experimental Aircraft |
| Contractor: |
Bell Aircraft Company |
| Crew: |
One |
| Unit Cost: |
N/A |
| Powerplant |
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Allison J-35 jet engine of 4,900 lbs. thrust |
| Dimensions |
| Length: |
33 ft, 4 in |
| Wingspan: |
32 ft, 9 in (wings extended) 22 ft, 8 in (wings swept 60 degrees) |
| Height: |
12 ft |
| Weights |
| Empty: |
N/A |
| Maximum Takeoff: |
9,800 lb -- loaded |
| Performance |
| Speed: |
690 mph |
| Ceiling: |
50,700 ft |
| Range: |
500 miles |
| Armament |
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N/A |
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X-5 Achievements
- The X-5 was the world's first airplane to vary the sweepback of its wings in flight.
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