X-29 Advanced Technology DemonstratorBecause the number two X-29 at NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later the Dryden Flight Research Center) flew at higher...The No. 2 X-29 technology demonstrator aircraft is seen here during a 1990 test flight.NASA's two X-29 research aircraft are seen here sitting nose-to-nose against the backdrop of a full-moon sky on Rogers Dry...This front-view photo of the X-29 technology demonstrator aircraft shows the X-29 lit by early morning light on Rogers Dry...This front-view photo of the X-29 technology demonstrator aircraft shows the X-29 lit by early morning light on Rogers Dry...This 1989 photo shows the cockpit and instrument panel of the X-29 technology demonstrator aircraft.This front view of the X-29 research aircraft shows the plane lit by a full moon at the edge of...This photo shows the X-29 during a 1991 research flight. Smoke generators in the nose of the aircraft were used...This photo, taken from a chase plane below the aircraft, shows the number two X-29 on its first flight, May...The No. 2 X-29 technology demonstrator aircraft is shown as it lifts off from the runway at Edwards Air Force...The No. 1 X-29 advanced technology demonstrator aircraft banks over desert terrain near NASA's Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, CA.Rogers Smith, a NASA research pilot, is seen here at the cockpit of the X-29 forward-swept-wing technology demonstrator at NASA's...EC88-221-11In a stark juxtaposition of nature and technology, the second X-29 forward-swept-wing research aircraft is shown here passing by one...The mission control Gold room is seen here during a research flight of the X-29 at the Dryden Flight Research...This look-down view of NASA's two X-29 research aircraft shows the aircraft lit by the golden rays of early morning...Smoke generators in the nose of the X-29 aircraft were used to help researchers see the behavior of the air...A group photo of research aircraft at NASA's Ames/Dryden Flight Research Facility in 1993 (redesignated the Dryden Flight Research Center...This look-down view of the X-29 research aircraft in flight over California's Mojave Desert shows its striking and unique forward...