X - Experimental Aircraft

Model Designation Manufacturer Engine(s) Crew Other
X-1
Bell 1 Reaction Motors XLR11 1 XS-1
X-1A
Bell 1 Reaction Motors XLR11 1
X-1B
Bell 1 Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-6 1
X-1C
Bell none selected 1 cancelled
X-1D
Bell 1 Reaction Motors XLR11 1
X-1E
Bell 1 Reaction Motors LR8-RM-5 1
X-2
Bell 1 Curtiss-Wright LR25-CW-1 1 XS-2
X-3 Stiletto Douglas 2 Westinghouse J34 1 XS-3
X-4 Bantam Northrop 2 Westinghouse J30 1 XS-4
X-5
Bell 1 Allison J35-A-17 1 XS-5
X-6
Convair 4 General Electric J53
cancelled
X-7
Lockheed 1 Allegany Ballistics Lab X202-C3 and 1 ramjet 0 PTV-A-1, X-7A
X-7A
Lockheed 1 Allegany Ballistics Lab X202-C3 and 1 ramjet or 2 Thiokol XM45 and 1 ramjet 0 PTV-A-1, X-7
X-7B
Lockheed
0
X-8 Aerobee Aerojet General
0 RTV-A-1
X-8A Aerobee Aerojet General 1 Aerojet General X103C10 and 1 Aerojet General AJ10-25 0 RTV-A-1a
X-8B Aerobee Aerojet General
0 RTV-A-1b
X-8C Aerobee Aerojet General 1 Aerojet General AJ10-25 0 RTV-A-1c
X-8D Aerobee Aerojet General
0 RTV-A-1d
X-9 Shrike Bell 1 Bell XLR65-BA-1 0 RTV-A-4
X-10
North American 2 Westinghouse J40-WE-1 0 RTV-A-5
X-11 Atlas A Convair 1 North American LR43 0
X-12 Atlas B Convair 3 North American LR43 0
X-13 Vertijet Ryan 1 Rolls-Royce J54 Avon 1 X-13A
X-13A Vertijet Ryan 1 Rolls-Royce J54 Avon 1 X-13
X-14
Bell 2 Armstrong Siddley ASV8J Viper 1
X-14A
Bell 2 General Electric J85-GE-5/19 1
X-14B
Bell 2 General Electric J85-GE-5/19 1
X-15
North American 1 Reaction Motors LR99 1 X-15A
X-15A
North American 1 Reaction Motors LR99 1 X-15
X-16
Bell 2 Pratt & Whitney J57

X-17
Lockheed 1 Thiokol XM20 Sergeant and 3 Thiokol XM19 Recruit, and 1 Thiokol XM19E1 Recruit 0
X-18
Hiller 2 Allison T40-A-14 and 1 Westinghouse J34 2
X-19A
Curtiss-Wright 2 Lycoming T55-L-7 2
X-20 Dynasoar Boeing none
X-20A
X-20A Dynasoar Boeing none
X-20
X-21
Northrop 2 General Electric J79-GE-13 5 X-21A
X-21A
Northrop 2 General Electric J79-GE-13 5 X-21
X-22A
Bell 4 General Electric T58-GE-8D 2
X-23A
Martin Marietta none 0
X-24A
Martin Marietta 1 Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-13 1
X-24B
Martin Marietta 1 Reaction Motors XLR11-RM-13 1
X-25
Bensen 1 McCulloch 4318E 0
X-25A
Bensen 1 McCulloch 4318E 1
X-25B
Bensen 1 McCulloch 4318E 1
X-26A Frigate Schweizer none 1
X-26B Frigate Schweizer/Lockheed 1 Continental O-200A 2
X-27A Lancer Lockheed 1 Pratt & Whitney TF30-PW-100 1 cancelled
X-28A Osprey Pereira 1 Continental C90-12 1
X-29A
Grumman 1 General Electric F404-GE-400 1
X-30A National Aerospace Plane
none selected 2 cancelled
X-31A
Rockwell/MBB 1 General Electric F404-GE-400 1
X-32A
Boeing 1 Pratt & Whitney F119-SE-614 1
X-32B
Boeing 1 Pratt & Whitney F119-SE-614 1
X-32C
Boeing 1 Pratt & Whitney F119-SE-614 1
X-33A
Lockheed Martin 2 Rocketdyne XRS-2200 0 cancelled
X-34A
Orbital Sciences/Rockwell 1 Marshall Spaceflight Center MC-1 Fastrac 0 cancelled
X-34B
Orbital Sciences/Rockwell
0 cancelled
X-35A
Lockheed Martin 1 Pratt & Whitney F119-SE-611 1
X-35B
Lockheed Martin 1 Pratt & Whitney F119-SE-611 1
X-35C
Lockheed Martin 1 Pratt & Whitney F119-SE-611 1
X-36A
McDonnell Douglas 1 Williams Research F112-WR-100 0
X-37A Future-X Boeing 1 Rocketdyne AR2-3

X-37B Future-X Boeing


X-38A
Scaled Composites none

X-40A Space Maneuver Vehicle Boeing none 0
X-40B Space Maneuver Vehicle Boeing none 0
X-41A




X-42A




X-43A Hyper-X MicroCraft/Boeing 1 General Applied Science Laboratory (GASL) scramjet 0
X-43B Hyper-X
1 Marshall Spaceflight Center ISTAR engine 0 cancelled
X-43C Hyper-X Allied Aerospace Industries 1 Pratt & Whitney HyTECH engine 0 cancelled
X-43D Hyper-X

0
X-44A
Lockheed Martin/Pratt & Whitney


X-45A
Boeing 1 Garrett F124-GA-100 0
X-45B
Boeing 1 General Electric F404-GE-102D 0 cancelled
X-45C
Boeing 1 General Electric F404-GE-102D 0
X-46A
Boeing
0
X-47A Pegasus Northrop Grumman 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5C 0
X-47B Pegasus Northrop Grumman 1 Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220E 0
X-48A
NASA Langley Research Center/Boeing 3 Williams International WJ24-8 0
X-48B
Boeing/Cranfield University 3 JetCat P200 0
X-48C
Boeing/Cranfield University 2 JetCat P200 0
X-49A
Sikorsky/Piasecki 2 General Electric T700-GE-401C

X-50A Dragonfly Boeing 1 Williams F112 0
X-51A Waverider Boeing/Pratt & Whitney 1 rocket and 1 Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne SJY-61-1 0
X-53A
Boeing 2 General Electric F404-GE-400 1
X-54A
Gulfstream Aerospace 2 Rolls-Royce Tay 651

X-55A Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft Lockheed Martin 2