Sentence examples for experimental aircraft from inspiring English sources

Spending more than that on relatively experimental aircraft would be unwise, he said.

He piloted both standard and experimental aircraft before becoming an astronaut in 1966.

But some small experimental aircraft are already flying with electric motors driving their propellers.

He also began working on an experimental aircraft that could function as both helicopter and airplane.

This means larger UAVs could be considered "experimental" aircraft and allowed to operate in closely controlled circumstances.

Another includes experimental aircraft, such as the X-37, a cut-down, unmanned descendant of the space shuttle.

Many early aviation pioneers employed horizontal and vertical rudders to keep their experimental aircraft from veering right or left or unintentionally diving or rising.

"The Alpha Jet they are bringing on board is considered an experimental aircraft, so we don't have the same issues as with a passenger plane," he added.

Tupolev's organization, which was set up in Moscow, included both a design team and workshop facilities to construct experimental aircraft for testing.

It became a crucial naval air station in World War II and continued as a facility for military pilot training and the testing of experimental aircraft into the early 1970s.

The Osprey, an experimental aircraft that can hover like a helicopter and fly like a jet, has long been regarded by Marine leaders as an essential component of their modern air fleet.