Picture of the Boeing X-32B aircraft

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A visitor from Austria posted Thu May 19, 2011: It lost for many reasons; first it would have never flown with that wing operationally; during the competition Boeing came up with a total redesign with sharply swept wings and seperate elevators. It had severe troubles with the VTOL-version. The prototype had to do all the VTOL tests with gear locked down due to a malfunction. Nice bright photo of this overly ugly pregnant bat.
A visitor from - posted Wed May 18, 2011: Where are the eggs this bird is sitting on? Simple; Ugly looking fighter plane! doubleC Mw
A visitor from United States posted Thu February 10, 2011: To go out on a limb, as it develops, the F-35 is becoming less of a fighter and more of an attack plane with great avionics (F/A-35?). You are free to disagree with me but I feel that the Boeing would have filled the weapons platform role better.
A visitor from United States posted Sat January 8, 2011: Behold! A bath-tub with wings -- hahaha! I read the to get the X-32 to go VTOL, it had to be taken to sea-level and all non-essential equipment stripped...and it barely lifted-off the deck!
A visitor from - posted Sat October 30, 2010: Right where the thing belongs. what drug were the boeing designers on when they came up with this thing?
A visitor from United States posted Sat October 30, 2010: Well I never thought I would ever say this, but the A-380 does not take the top award for "ugly". The F-32 takes the top spot.
A visitor from - posted Sat October 30, 2010: This thing is pregnant!!! looks more bomber than fighter!
A visitor from Germany posted Sat October 30, 2010: Looks like a pregnant F-16, with two engines, one RR and the other Pratt&Whiskey, all together on a Cessna 400s nose Wheel assy.
A visitor from - posted Mon September 27, 2010: Andrey Tupolev used to say: "Ugly planes don't fly". Isn't that right for this particular... uhm... thing. A plane that looks like THAT doesn't have the slightest chance.
A visitor from Canada posted Mon September 27, 2010: It kinda looks like an F-16 on steroids.
A visitor from Sweden posted Thu August 19, 2010: It's one ugly mother, that's for sure.
A visitor from France posted Thu August 19, 2010: Hiiiiiiii !!!! Could be used with succes to frighten the enemy (psychological warfare)!!! What an ugly aircraft ?
A visitor from France posted Thu August 19, 2010: Please Mr Dassault: Help this horrible thing !!!
A visitor from - posted Thu July 15, 2010: Why does it look so happy about being beaten in competition? I think the X-35/F-35 is better though.
A visitor from Netherlands posted Thu July 15, 2010: "..Although a tiny clerical error had the design team start out designing a dumpster, the mistake was rectified in the nick of time.."
A visitor from - posted Mon April 26, 2010: Millions of dollars invested, and it only sits in the museum. we hope, this thing flies again for airshow purposes only.
A visitor from Iran, Islamic Republic Of posted Fri March 26, 2010: Thank GOD for not winning the competition. Such a ugly bird!
A visitor from - posted Sun January 17, 2010: It looks like it's smiling at us :D
A visitor from Canada posted Tue September 4, 2007: There were quite a few other reasons. A main one being that the X-32 used engine thrust for the VTOL, while the X-35 used a shaft powered fan. The X-32, therefore was susceptible to stalling due to the engines ingesting hot air while performing VTOL operations. I just love the wings on this thing.
A visitor from Singapore posted Sat January 27, 2007: Hmm.. Great plane to be lost in a competition indeed. Because of one minor flaw that the X-32 leave vapour trails when under high G turns led to USAF choosing the X-35 as winner. That's what I read bout from a web site.. If that is really the case its really sad that we are not able to see F-32 in service just of that only reasons... :(
A visitor from United States posted Thu October 26, 2006: I really like this plane. This is a great shot of it.
A visitor from United States posted Tue April 11, 2006: Nice photo of this one of a kind bird. Too bad she lost, I thought she was a better pick, tech wise, performance, and for me, looks.

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