Key Points and Summary - While the F-35 won the Joint Strike Fighter competition, its rival, the Boeing X-32, was a surprisingly capable aircraft despite its cartoonish looks. -Test pilots lauded its ...

-The proposed aircraft would have ditched the prototype's single-piece delta wing for a more conventional wing with tailerons to improve maneuverability. -It also included a refined air intake and a ...

Boeing developed the X-32 as a technology demonstrator for the Joint Strike Fighter competition. Most aircraft incorporate features that qualify as conventionally attractive. Sometimes that tendency ...