Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- This Boeing X-32A has been restored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force(Dec 2023). The X-32A was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005. A Pratt & Whitney F119 engine powered the X-32A which also had thrust vectoring capability but was not a short takeoff, vertical landing model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing X-32A

Dayton, Ohio -- Boeing X-32A at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The Boeing X-32 was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing.(U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

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Boeing X-32A

Dayton, Ohio -- Boeing X-32A at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The Boeing X-32 was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing.(U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

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Boeing X-32A

Dayton, Ohio -- Boeing X-32A at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The Boeing X-32 was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing.(U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- This Boeing X-32A has been restored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force(Dec 2023). The X-32A was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005. A Pratt & Whitney F119 engine powered the X-32A which also had thrust vectoring capability but was not a short takeoff, vertical landing model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- This Boeing X-32A has been restored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force(Dec 2023). The X-32A was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005. A Pratt & Whitney F119 engine powered the X-32A which also had thrust vectoring capability but was not a short takeoff, vertical landing model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- This Boeing X-32A has been restored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force(Dec 2023). The X-32A was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005. A Pratt & Whitney F119 engine powered the X-32A which also had thrust vectoring capability but was not a short takeoff, vertical landing model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- This Boeing X-32A has been restored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force(Dec 2023). The X-32A was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005. A Pratt & Whitney F119 engine powered the X-32A which also had thrust vectoring capability but was not a short takeoff, vertical landing model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- This Boeing X-32A has been restored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force(Dec 2023). The X-32A was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005. A Pratt & Whitney F119 engine powered the X-32A which also had thrust vectoring capability but was not a short takeoff, vertical landing model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- This Boeing X-32A has been restored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force(Dec 2023). The X-32A was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005. A Pratt & Whitney F119 engine powered the X-32A which also had thrust vectoring capability but was not a short takeoff, vertical landing model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- This Boeing X-32A has been restored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force(Dec 2023). The X-32A was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005. A Pratt & Whitney F119 engine powered the X-32A which also had thrust vectoring capability but was not a short takeoff, vertical landing model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- This Boeing X-32A has been restored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force(Dec 2023). The X-32A was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005. A Pratt & Whitney F119 engine powered the X-32A which also had thrust vectoring capability but was not a short takeoff, vertical landing model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- This Boeing X-32A has been restored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force(Dec 2023). The X-32A was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005. A Pratt & Whitney F119 engine powered the X-32A which also had thrust vectoring capability but was not a short takeoff, vertical landing model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- This Boeing X-32A has been restored at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force(Dec 2023). The X-32A was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005. A Pratt & Whitney F119 engine powered the X-32A which also had thrust vectoring capability but was not a short takeoff, vertical landing model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- Restoration crews from Boeing and the National Museum of the United States Air Force work on the Boeing X-32A Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio (02/2007) - The Boeing X-32A in the restoration hangar at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ben Strasser)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing X-32A in a storage building at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 20, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing X-32A in a storage building at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 20, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing X-32A in a storage building at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 20, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing X-32A in a storage building at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 20, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing X-32A being towed to a restoration building at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 20, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing X-32A at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 20, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing X-32A on display in a restoration building at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 20, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing X-32A being towed into a restoration building at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 20, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

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Boeing X-32A

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Boeing X-32A on display in a restoration building at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 20, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)

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Boeing X-32A

Note: This aircraft is currently in the restoration hangar.(restoration completed Dec 2023)

The Boeing X-32 was a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter contest. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the F-35 Lightning II. In September 2000 the X-32A made its first flight, and it made a total of 66 flights during four months of testing. The flights demonstrated the aircraft's handling qualities for inflight refueling, weapons bay operations and supersonic flight. The aircraft was moved to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in 2005.

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