Lexington Park in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Boeing X-32B JSF Demonstrator
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019
1. Boeing X-32B JSF Demonstrator Marker
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Boeing X-32B JSF Demonstrator. . , Almost the Joint Strike Fighter In 1996 the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program awarded $750 million contracts to both Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Each contractor was to design and build two JSF demonstrators to compare different propulsion concepts. One aircraft was to feature conventional takeoff and landing for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. The other was to demonstrate the Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) capability needed by the U.S. Marine Corps. Boeing's conventional demonstrator was designated X-32A; its STOVL aircraft was the X-32B. In 2000 and 2001, Boeing's X-32s and Lockheed's demonstrators (the X-35A and X-35B) were evaluated in flight trials at Edwards AFB and NAS Patuxent River. Neither competing design had weapons capability or low-observable (stealth) provisions. Lockheed's concept was ultimately chosen for further development and was awarded a contract to produce what became today's F-35., Our Display Aircraft The sole X-32B, our aircraft first flew on 29 March 2001. It was never assigned a Navy Bureau Number. After initial testing at Edwards AFB, the aircraft moved to NAS Patuxent River, where it participated in JSF flight trials between May and July 2001. In March 2005, the X-32B was transferred to PRNAM. The demonstrator had flown 78 flights and logged 43 flight hours.,
. Primary Mission: Stealth fighter/attack aircraft concept demonstrator , . Crew: One Pilot , . Flight Demonstration Period: 2000 - 2001 , . Max. Gross Weight: 50,000 lb , . Dimensions: 43.7 ft length, 30.0 ft wing span , . Propulsion: One Pratt and Whitney F199 turbofan engine , . Max Operating Speed: Mach 1.4+ , . Armament: None
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This aircraft is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola, Florida . . This historical marker was erected by Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. It is in Lexington Park in St. Mary's County Maryland
Almost the Joint Strike Fighter In 1996 the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program awarded $750 million contracts to both Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Each contractor was to design and build two JSF demonstrators to compare different propulsion concepts. One aircraft was to feature conventional takeoff and landing for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. The other was to demonstrate the Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) capability needed by the U.S. Marine Corps. Boeing's conventional demonstrator was designated X-32A; its STOVL aircraft was the X-32B. In 2000 and 2001, Boeing's X-32s and Lockheed's demonstrators (the X-35A and X-35B) were evaluated in flight trials at Edwards AFB and NAS Patuxent River. Neither competing design had weapons capability or low-observable (stealth) provisions. Lockheed's concept was ultimately chosen for further development and was awarded a contract to produce what became today's F-35.
Our Display Aircraft The sole X-32B, our aircraft first flew on 29 March 2001. It was never assigned a Navy Bureau Number. After initial testing at Edwards AFB, the aircraft moved to NAS Patuxent River,
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where it participated in JSF flight trials between May and July 2001. In March 2005, the X-32B was transferred to PRNAM. The demonstrator had flown 78 flights and logged 43 flight hours.
Primary Mission: Stealth fighter/attack aircraft concept demonstrator Crew: One Pilot Flight Demonstration Period: 2000 - 2001 Max. Gross Weight: 50,000 lb Dimensions: 43.7 ft length, 30.0 ft wing span Propulsion: One Pratt & Whitney F199 turbofan engine Max Operating Speed: Mach 1.4+ Armament: None
This aircraft is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola, Florida
Erected by Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military. A significant historical date for this entry is March 29, 2001.
Location. 38° 16.542′ N, 76° 27.689′ W. Marker is in Lexington Park, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. Marker can be reached from Three Notch Road (Maryland Route 235) north of Buse Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22156 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park MD 20653, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lockheed S-3B Viking (here, next to this marker); Grumman E-2B Hawkeye
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 30, 2019
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 184 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
