Rockwell International and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability Demonstrator · PlaneSpot

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A white-painted X-31 experimental demonstrator climbs steeply through the clouds, displaying its distinctive canard-and-delta configuration.

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X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability Demonstrator X31

White experimental test livery with black and red markings

Manufacturer

Rockwell International and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm

Gear

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Private Jet Pro, Ultra-Long-Haul, Winglet Watcher, Military Maverick

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Photo grade

B

Bronze

Score: 74.0

Thunderbird banking with smoke trail is dynamic, but softness and haze limit detail on the aircraft.

Location

Pueblo Memorial Airport

PUB/KPUB

38.2891, -104.4970

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Pueblo Memorial Airport PUB

Insights

Aviation History

Experimental technology demonstrator that tested thrust-vectoring and high-angle-of-attack maneuverability; first flown in 1990.

Fleet Rarity

Only two X-31 prototypes were built.

Safety & Events

One of the two X-31 prototypes crashed in 1995; the other survived the program.

Future Outlook

The surviving X-31 is preserved at the Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim in Germany.

Specifications

General Electric F404-GE-400

Engine

7.26 m

Wingspan

13.2 m

Length

1 passenger

Capacity

7,260 kg

MTOW

4.26 m

Height

71.2 kN

Thrust