This sixth generation American fighter jet is powerful and menacing
The X-44 MANTA is expected to be the United States’ go-to fighter to keep other sixth- generation fighter s in line – and serve as a constant reminder to Russia just who is the king of the skies. So in this video, we’ll be taking a look at all there is to know about this American sixth- generation fighter of the future that has been under development for over 20 years. The Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA (Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft) was an American conceptual aircraft design by Lockheed Martin that has been studied by NASA and the U.S. Air Force. It was intended to test the feasibility of full yaw, pitch and roll authority without tailplanes (horizontal or vertical). Attitude control relies purely on 3D thrust vectoring. The aircraft design was derived from the F-22 Raptor and featured a stretched delta wing without tail surfaces. Design and development The X-44 was designed by Lockheed Martin to demonstrate the feasibility of an aircraft controlled by vectored thrust a...