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Aircraft used for research or testing purposes
A testbed aircraft is an aeroplane, helicopter or other kind of aircraft intended for flight research or testing the aircraft concepts or on-board equipment
Testbed_aircraft
List of aircraft produced by a number of countries to test new concepts and technology
– Engine testbed Gastambide-Levavasseur Variable Surface Aircraft – Variable chord wing testbed Gérin Varivol – Variable chord wing testbed Hanriot HD
List_of_experimental_aircraft
Aircraft designed to test or develop new aerospace concept or technology
experimental aircraft is an aircraft intended for testing new aerospace technologies and design concepts. The term research aircraft or testbed aircraft, by contrast
Experimental_aircraft
Mother ship aircraft designed to launch spacecraft
Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch, or "Roc", is a solitary testbed aircraft built by Scaled Composites for Stratolaunch Systems to carry air-launch-to-orbit
Scaled Composites Stratolaunch
Scaled_Composites_Stratolaunch
General Electric testbed aircraft
N747GE is a Boeing 747 aircraft that was used by General Electric Aircraft Engines as a testbed for several of the company's jet engines between 1992 and
N747GE
2020s Russian turbofan aircraft engine
engines on the Yakovlev SJ-100 and Beriev Be-200 aircraft. Flight testing of the engine on a testbed aircraft began in December 2022. The first flight of an
NPO_Saturn_PD-8
Platform for conducting testing
environment can be set up as a testbed for the application under test[dubious – discuss]. In this context, a testbed is also known as the test environment
Testbed
Aircraft designed or utilized for use in or support of military operations
Military aircraft A military aircraft is any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a legal or insurrectionary military of any type. Some
Military_aircraft
Classification of post-2020s jet fighters
2016, Japan conducted the first flight of the Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin testbed aircraft for this project. In July 2018, Gavin Williamson, then Secretary of
Sixth-generation_fighter
2000s aerospace program
lance-like spike was mounted on the nose of NASA Dryden's F-15B research testbed aircraft. When in the 'fully retracted' position for take-offs and landings
Quiet_Spike
Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) is a NASA reconfigurable testbed in Plum Brook Station, Ohio, used to design, develop, assemble and test electric aircraft power
NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed
NASA_Electric_Aircraft_Testbed
Aircraft designed for training of pilots and aircrew
is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional
Trainer_aircraft
Aircraft designed to observe enemy forces and facilities
A reconnaissance aircraft (colloquially, a spy plane) is a military aircraft designed or adapted to perform aerial reconnaissance with roles including
Reconnaissance_aircraft
Fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir fighter aircraft used by the Israeli Air Force
the Gaza war. In November 2020, an F-35I testbed aircraft was delivered. This was the only example of a testbed F-35 delivered to an air force outside of
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Israeli procurement
Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_Israeli_procurement
Vehicle or machine that can fly by gaining support from the air
experimental aircraft is an aircraft intended for testing new aerospace technologies and design concepts. The term research aircraft or testbed aircraft, by contrast
Aircraft
Type of aircraft engine
flight time before finishing on March 25, 1988. In 1989, however, the testbed aircraft returned to the air from April 3 through April 14 to measure ground
Propfan
Britain's first jet fighter, 1943–1980s
active service with the Martin-Baker company as ejection seat testbeds. One further aircraft in the USA remains airworthy, as does another in Australia.
Gloster_Meteor
American avionics flight testbed aircraft
is a highly modified Boeing 737-330 designed as an avionics flight testbed aircraft. The name is an adaptive acronym, from Cooperative Avionics Test Bed;
Lockheed_Martin_CATBird
testbed Miles M.3E Gillette Falcon (RAF) high speed airfoil testing Miles M.30 (RAF) blended-wing testbed Miles M.35 Libellula (RAF) canard testbed Miles
List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_World_War_II
American kit aircraft
the aircraft's baggage bay and weighs 82 lb (37 kg). Aircraft Turbine Solution Group PBS TP-100 RV-10 The RV-10 was selected as the testbed aircraft for
Van's_Aircraft_RV-10
Military turboprop engine
engine testbed flight testing on 19 November 2007. In June 2008, the TP400 had a first ground run on the inboard port wing of the C-130K engine testbed, and
Europrop_TP400
Light multirole military aircraft
A light combat aircraft (LCA) is a light, multirole jet-powered military aircraft, commonly derived from jet trainer designs, designed for engaging in
Light_combat_aircraft
Testbed aircraft
engine testbed aircraft of the 1940s. The Fo.108 was Folland's response to Air Ministry Specification 43/37 for a single-engined engine testbed, with accommodation
Folland_Fo.108
Military aircraft utilized in electronic warfare
An electronic-warfare aircraft is a military aircraft equipped for electronic warfare (EW), that is, degrading the effectiveness of enemy radar and radio
Electronic-warfare_aircraft
Military aircraft intended to perform multiple roles in combat
A multirole combat aircraft is a combat aircraft intended to perform different roles in combat. Aircraft such as the F-35 Lightning II can be called a
Multirole_combat_aircraft
Airliner with two aisles
A wide-body aircraft, also known as a twin-aisle aircraft and in the largest cases as a jumbo jet, is an airliner with a fuselage wide enough to accommodate
Wide-body_aircraft
Tu-216: a Tu-204 converted into a testbed for cryogenic fuel Tu-230 (also known as Tu-260): hypersonic attack aircraft project, 1983 Tu-230 (II): twin-engine
List_of_Tupolev_aircraft
Preserved prototype of the Boeing 747
development of the Boeing VC-25, the aircraft commonly associated with Air Force One. The aircraft also served as a testbed for the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 turbofan
City_of_Everett_(aircraft)
Propfan engine
450 hp) on this testbed. The Yak-42E-LL testbed aircraft was flown to the 1991 Paris Air Show as a demonstration for the planned Yak-46 aircraft with twin propfan
Progress_D-236
Aircraft designed for sustained observation
Surveillance aircraft or observation aircraft are aircraft used for aerial surveillance. They are primarily operated by military forces and government
Surveillance_aircraft
Multi-national four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft
test time on the Europrop TP400 engine was achieved using a C-130 testbed aircraft, which first flew on 17 December 2008. On 11 December 2009, the A400M's
Airbus_A400M_Atlas
Soviet fighter aircraft
(Russian: Самолёт СД-25) Testbed for the PROSAB-250 cluster bomb on D4-50 pylons. Samolyot SD-57 (Russian: Самолёт СД-57) Testbed for the ORO-57 rocket launcher
Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-15
Military aircraft designed to reconnoiter oceans and other bodies of water
A Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), also known as a patrol aircraft, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, maritime surveillance aircraft, or by the older American
Maritime_patrol_aircraft
2010s Russian turbofan aircraft engine
efficiency at all altitudes and speeds were assessed on the Il-76 testbed aircraft at Gromov Flight Research Institute near Moscow. After two years of
Aviadvigatel_PD-14
Afterburning turbofan aircraft engine
Institute in Moscow, on 4 November 2010. The test was conducted with the testbed aircraft at Gromov, with the engine running right from the take-off to landing
GTRE_GTX-35VS_Kaveri
Fighter aircraft specializing in the defensive interception of enemy aircraft
An interceptor aircraft, or simply interceptor, is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically for the defensive interception role against an attacking
Interceptor_aircraft
Military aircraft for air-to-air combat
Fighter aircraft (early on also pursuit aircraft) are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat. In military conflict, the role of fighter
Fighter_aircraft
1943–1996 American aerospace manufacturer
Vultee Aircraft Corporation, was an American aircraft-manufacturing company created by the 1943 merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft, which
Convair
Tactical military aircraft
An attack aircraft, strike aircraft, or attack bomber is a tactical military aircraft that has a primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater
Attack_aircraft
list of aircraft manufactured by the People's Republic of China, including military and civilian fixed-wing, rotary-wing and unmanned aircraft. As a convention
List of aircraft manufactured by China
List_of_aircraft_manufactured_by_China
Experimental derivative of Northrop F-5E fighter
one-third. Several of the flights included NASA Dryden's F-15B research testbed aircraft following to measure the F-5E's shock wave signature close-up. During
Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration
Shaped_Sonic_Boom_Demonstration
US Air Force strategic bomber (1949–1959)
site ground target. Another heavily damaged aircraft was rebuilt as the NB-36H Nuclear Reactor Testbed aircraft. On February 13, 1953, Convair B-36H serial
Convair_B-36_Peacemaker
Experimental technology demonstrator
word for "Eagle"), the Su-47 was originally built as Russia's principal testbed for composite materials and sophisticated fly-by-wire control systems,
Sukhoi_Su-47
Moniker for several B-17 and B-24 WWII aircraft
to Pratt & Whitney, which operated the B-17 as a heavily modified testbed aircraft (similar to B-17s sn. 44-85747 and sn. 44-85813). Following these flights
Liberty_Belle_(aircraft)
US experimental compound helicopter (hybrid helicopter/fixed-wing aircraft)
into a demonstration testbed for the X-Wing rotor system. The modified airframe was rolled out in 1986. While many of the aircraft's technical issues had
Sikorsky_S-72
US proposed nuclear-powered plane (1950s)
experimental aircraft project to develop and evaluate a nuclear-powered jet aircraft. Experiments were carried out on a testbed aircraft named Convair
Convair_X-6
Light ground attack aircraft
Counter-insurgency aircraft or COIN aircraft are a specialized variety of military light attack aircraft, armed with aircraft artillery and/or portable
Counter-insurgency_aircraft
Propfan engine
Il-76 modified as a testbed aircraft since at least 1992, in preparation for use on the Antonov An-70T military transport aircraft. The version of the
Progress_D-27
Japanese STOL aircraft
type as a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). Following the demonstration of a converted Grumman HU-16 Albatross testbed aircraft, referred to as the UF-XS
Shin_Meiwa_US-1A
This is a list of aircraft produced by Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, formerly Mikoyan, a Russian aircraft manufacturer. LMFS - proposed stealth light
List of Mikoyan and MiG aircraft
List_of_Mikoyan_and_MiG_aircraft
Military transport aircraft derived from DC-3
in rows in the former cargo space; 221 built. XC-53A Skytrooper One testbed aircraft modified in March 1942 with full-span slotted flaps and hot-air leading
Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
Italy/Japan/UK aircraft development and acquisition programme
of EXCALIBUR testbed completed". Future Warfare Magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2026. Greet, Kai (15 February 2026). "GCAP Excalibur Testbed Breaks Cover with
Global_Combat_Air_Programme
American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft
as a testbed aircraft for evaluating cockpit attitude displays. Its aerobatic capability permits the instructor pilot to maneuver the aircraft into unusual
North_American_T-6_Texan
US experimental propfan
testbed was on May 18, 1987. Initially the engine had an 8-blade forward and 8-blade aft fan configuration, and then it was replaced on the testbed by
General_Electric_GE36
British reconnaissance strike aircraft prototype
considered development prototypes. The loss of the Avro Vulcan flying testbed aircraft and two ground failures in 1964 resulted in the TSR-2 engine development
BAC_TSR-2
Air superiority fighter aircraft family
rocket pod. This aircraft later became an avionics testbed. Samolyot SM-20 (Russian: Самолёт СМ-20) MiG-19S modified as an unmanned testbed for the Kh-20
Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-19
Cancelled Soviet aircraft type
Lotarev, Muravchenko, ZMKB, and Zaporozhye) in flight on a Yak-42 testbed aircraft by the end of the year. Yakovlev revealed details in early 1990 about
Yakovlev_Yak-46
Type of radar system
initial testing phases, with numerous flight tests conducted on various testbed aircraft. The radar's performance includes enhancements for air-to-ground and
MURAD_AESA_Radar
Multirole and air superiority fighter family
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of
McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle
Executive business jet series
in place of the 25's General Electric CJ610 turbojet engine. This testbed aircraft first flew in May, 1971. As a result of the increased power and reduced
Learjet_35
Type of airplane
A hydrogen-powered aircraft is an aeroplane that uses hydrogen fuel as a power source. Hydrogen can either be burned in a jet engine or another kind of
Hydrogen-powered_aircraft
Aircraft designed to carry military cargo and personnel
A military transport aircraft, military cargo aircraft or airlifter is a military-owned transport aircraft used to support military operations by airlifting
Military_transport_aircraft
Shock wave from flying at the speed of sound
shockwaves by a second F-15B, NASA's Intelligent Flight Control System testbed, aircraft 837. Some theoretical designs do not appear to create sonic booms
Sonic_boom
Chinese aerospace manufacturer
Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and developer of large and medium-sized airplanes. It is based in Yanliang, Xi'an
Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
Xi'an_Aircraft_Industrial_Corporation
Aircraft powered directly by electricity, with no other engine needed
Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) is a NASA reconfigurable testbed in Plum Brook Station, Ohio, used to design, develop, assemble and test electric aircraft power
Electric_aircraft
List of aircraft operated by Air India
Air India operates a fleet of both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft with a fleet consisting of Airbus A319, A320, A320neo, A321, A321neo, A350 as well
Air_India_fleet
Aircraft with combined electric and combustion propulsion
the Hybrid Electric Aircraft Testbed. It first flew on 7 February 2022. On 19 January 2023, ZeroAvia flew its Dornier 228 testbed with one turboprop replaced
Hybrid_electric_aircraft
American stealth multirole fighter aircraft
F-35I testbed aircraft to be used to test and integrate Israeli-produced weapons and electronic systems on later F-35s. It is the only testbed F-35 delivered
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
Long range air-to-air missile
1970 and progressed to testing using testbed aircraft. One of these was a converted early-production MiG-25 (aircraft P-10), and was used in 1972 for autonomous
R-33_(missile)
Dutch aviation company
company a 20 million euro loan to help develop the aircraft by acquiring the Fokker 100 testbed aircraft PH-MKH from Fokker Technologies.[citation needed]
Fokker_Next_Gen
Powered aircraft with wings
predecessor of his later Blériot XI Channel-crossing aircraft of the summer of 1909. World War I served as a testbed for the use of the airplane as a weapon. Airplanes
Airplane
above infrared-absorbing water vapor in the atmosphere. N747GE, a testbed aircraft used by General Electric where a tested engine variant is mounted in
List_of_Boeing_747_variants
Turboprop aircraft engine family
P-3 Orion (testbed) Saab 2000 AE 2100C IPTN N-250 (prototype only) AE 2100D2A Alenia C-27J Spartan AE 2100D3 Lockheed C-130K Hercules (testbed) Lockheed
Rolls-Royce_AE_2100
Aircraft which use stealth technology to avoid detection
Stealth aircraft are designed to avoid detection using a variety of technologies that reduce reflection/emission of radar, infrared, visible light, radio
Stealth_aircraft
Experimental aircraft
the Air Force Test Pilot School as a practice aircraft for test pilots. The NF-16D VISTA testbed aircraft incorporated a multi-axis thrust vectoring (MATV)
General_Dynamics_X-62_VISTA
Fictional depictions of aircraft
which severely damaged both aircraft. Grace escaped injury on both occasions. An Avro Ashton, in its six-engined, Olympus testbed form, appeared as the fictitious
Aircraft_in_fiction
British short-range jet airliner (1963–2019)
African carriers in the 1990s, and the last aircraft in service, used by Northrop Grumman as an airborne testbed, was retired in 2019. In the 1950s, although
BAC_One-Eleven
Type of military aircraft
A gunship is a military aircraft armed with heavy guns or autocannons primarily intended to serve as a loitering base of fire for direct-fire attacks upon
Gunship
1935–1960 American aircraft manufacturer
Originally intended initially as a production aircraft, the P-59 nevertheless became an important experimental testbed for jet technology, providing invaluable
Bell_Aircraft
The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries that were at war during World War II from the period between when
List of aircraft of World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_World_War_II
Heavy ground attack aircraft
A bomber is a military combat aircraft that utilizes air-to-ground weaponry to drop bombs, launch torpedoes, or deploy air-launched cruise missiles. There
Bomber
Type of radar system
resulting RBE2-AA (active array) variant has been tested on a Mirage 2000 testbed aircraft from the Flight Test Center of the DGA and then on a Rafale. While
RBE2
1980s Soviet propfan aircraft engine
The engine finally underwent flight testing on an Ilyushin Il-76LL testbed aircraft beginning on December 29, 2006, with a second flight occurring on May
Kuznetsov_NK-93
This list of military aircraft of Japan includes project, prototype, pre-production, and operational types, regardless of era. This includes both domestically
List of military aircraft of Japan
List_of_military_aircraft_of_Japan
Shortened version of the Boeing 747
service, operating as a testbed aircraft for engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Canada.[citation needed] Eighteen more aircraft are stored or otherwise
Boeing_747SP
Airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Constellation airframe
as a US Army avionics testbed NC-121K. Unknown number modified as special mission aircraft YEC-121K. One modified avionics testbed EC-121L (WV-2E). One
Lockheed_EC-121_Warning_Star
British turbofan engine, developed from earlier Trent series engines
"Trent 1000 completes testbed run". FlightGlobal. 22 February 2006. "Rolls-Royce flies Boeing 787's Trent 1000 engine on 747 testbed". FlightGlobal. 19 June
Rolls-Royce_Trent_1000
Canadian turboprop airliner
ZeroAvia unveiled a DHC-8 Q400 donated by Alaska Airlines for use as a testbed aircraft. Distinguishing features of the Dash 8 design are the large T-tail
De_Havilland_Canada_Dash_8
Franco-American turbofan aircraft engine, successor to CFM56
California, with the engine mounted on the company Boeing 747 flying testbed aircraft on 6 October 2014. The -1C version has a thrust reverser with a one-piece
CFM_International_LEAP
This is a list of aircraft of Canada's air forces. Aircraft are listed for the following organizations: Canadian Aviation Corps (1914–1915) which operated
List of aircraft of Canada's air forces
List_of_aircraft_of_Canada's_air_forces
Type of attack aircraft
An interdictor is a type of attack aircraft or tactical bomber that operates far behind enemy lines, with the express intent of air interdiction of the
Interdictor
1950s British supersonic research aircraft
flight testing, and was allocated to the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) in 1958. A testbed aircraft was required to verify design calculations and
Fairey_Delta_2
Ground-based testbed for aviation systems
arranged as they would be on an aircraft, this is instead called a hot-bench simulation. Engine test stand Testbed aircraft Seabridge & Moir 2020, p. 209
Iron_bird_(aviation)
Terrain-following radar (TFR) – Ten-code – Terminal area chart – Testbed aircraft – Three-surface aircraft – Thrust lever – Thrust reversal – Thrust vectoring –
Index_of_aviation_articles
Turboprop aircraft engine
Vector. Flown on a Boeing 720 testbed aircraft and Vector prototype starting in July 1990. Development of the aircraft and engine was suspended in 1992
Honeywell_TPE331
This list of the military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes experimental, prototypes, and operational
List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
List_of_military_aircraft_of_the_Soviet_Union_and_the_CIS
American utility helicopter
flown most of the critical MAPL technology components, using a 427 testbed aircraft, by February 2006. The first completed 429 flew on February 27, 2007
Bell_429_GlobalRanger
Indian combat aircraft
99 GE F404-IN20 engines as it was undergoing flight tests in their testbed aircraft. Further, GE plans to deliver a total of 12 engines in 2025 followed
HAL_Tejas
French vertical take-off and landing prototype fighter aircraft
engine was originally evaluated on a specially-constructed aerial testbed aircraft, the Mirage IIIT, which shared many similarities to basic design of
Dassault_Mirage_IIIV
French military aircraft testbed (1962–63)
takeoff and landing (VTOL) testbed of the early 1960s. It was built by Dassault Aviation from a prototype Mirage III aircraft to test the configuration
Dassault_Balzac_V
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