Patch: X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft

Title: X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft

Designer: Unknown

Year it was designed: circa 1992

Explanation or story behind the patch: The X-36A was a new generation of aircraft, in the transition from Remotely Piloted Research Vehicles to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The X-36A pioneered many technologies that are still in use today, most notably the tailless configuration. The X-36A still points the way forward to advanced UAV’s of the future.

For more information on the X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft, click: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-065-DFRC.html