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First flown on 20 June 1951, the X-5 was built to investigate the aerodynamic effects of changing the degree of wing sweepback during flight. Its variable-geometry wings could be swept at angles varying from 20° to 60°. Two X-5s were built.
| MODEL | X-5 |
| ENGINE | 1 x Allison J35-A-17 tubojet, 2223kg |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 4536 kg | 10000 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 5.66/9.39 m | 18 ft 7 in / 30 ft 10 in |
| Length | 10.16 m | 33 ft 4 in |
| Height | 3.66 m | 12 ft 0 in |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 1046 km/h | 650 mph |
| leo rudnicki, leo_rudnicki(@)hotmail.com, 08.04.2009 American engineers designed the Junkers 88, utilising American technologies in advanced construction techniques. American engineers built the X5 based on the design of the P1101 based on some engineering papers from 1937. The Germans had a Nazi Government, the Americans changed from Democrat to Republican government. For a NAZI plane, it didn't fly so good. | | PAUL, 25.03.2008 THE AMERICANS COPIED THE THE NAZI PROJECT THE ME P1101. |
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