The Boeing X-32 is a concept demonstrator aircraft that was designed for the Joint Strike Fighter competition. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

2022年2月4日 · In a recent interview, the chief test pilot for the X-32 program tells us all about the jet and why it lost to the X-35. That pilot is now-retired Commander Phillip “Rowdy” Yates, a former Naval aviator who had served as, among other things, the F-14 Tomcat air-to-ground weapons test officer for Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23 ...

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)

2023年12月26日 · Many unusual-looking aircraft have been developed over the years, but none are as ugly as the Boeing X-32. Designed as part of the Joint Strike Fighter program in the mid-1990s, the fighter ultimately lost out to a prototype submitted by Lockheed Martin, which became the famed F-35 Lightning II.

2023年10月24日 · Boeing’s X-32 was a competitor to the F-35 in the Joint Strike Fighter program but lost the contract to Lockheed Martin’s design. Boeing considered the JSF program a strategic investment that led to stealth technology and design advancements.

2025年2月8日 · The Boeing X-32 lost the Joint Strike Fighter competition to Lockheed’s F-35, but why? A look at the design flaws, last-minute changes, and strategic decisions that shaped modern air power.

Boeing X-32: The heavyweight lying on the canvas In the technological maelstrom of the early millennium, the Boeing X-32 and the Lockheed Martin X-35 engaged in a fierce air battle for supremacy in the Joint Strike Fighter program.

A Great Marvel That Lost Its Battle To Present F35 Lightning – The Boeing X-32

But the X-32 was a radical departure from traditional fighter jets, reflecting Boeing’s strategy to prioritize low manufacturing and lifecycle costs. At its core was a large, one-piece carbon ...

2024年2月20日 · Summary: The Pentagon’s pivotal decision between Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and Boeing’s X-32 during the 1990s for a multi-role fighter jet to serve the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, plus U.S....