JTarmstr
Elite member
Here is my second entry for the 2019 Fantasy design contest:
The X-44 Manta was a concept aircraft by Lockheed martin to demonstrate the feasibility for a thrust vectored fighter with better range and maneuverability than the F-22. The aircraft was essentially an F22 with the vertical and horizontal stabilizers removed and a extended delta wing. There is not much information on this aircraft and as far as I can tell there is only one concept photo of it. The project was ended in 2000.
So due to the fact there is only one photo available, designing this should be interesting. What I have done so far: I found a plan photo of the F-22, I then edited it to resemble the X-44 by removing horizontal and vertical stabilizers and extending the wing up to the intakes.
So now I have something to build off of I am going to build it with Ft Style Airfoils on the wings and just use a foam box for the fuselage, the control will be with elevons and it seems like a fairly simple build. I dont know when I can do some actual building work on this I will hopefully start it in early November.
The X-44 Manta was a concept aircraft by Lockheed martin to demonstrate the feasibility for a thrust vectored fighter with better range and maneuverability than the F-22. The aircraft was essentially an F22 with the vertical and horizontal stabilizers removed and a extended delta wing. There is not much information on this aircraft and as far as I can tell there is only one concept photo of it. The project was ended in 2000.
So due to the fact there is only one photo available, designing this should be interesting. What I have done so far: I found a plan photo of the F-22, I then edited it to resemble the X-44 by removing horizontal and vertical stabilizers and extending the wing up to the intakes.
So now I have something to build off of I am going to build it with Ft Style Airfoils on the wings and just use a foam box for the fuselage, the control will be with elevons and it seems like a fairly simple build. I dont know when I can do some actual building work on this I will hopefully start it in early November.