Ball-Bartoe Jetwing

The Ball-Bartoe JW-1 Jetwing was a US research

aircraft flown in the 1970s to investigate blown wing
JW-1 Jetwing
technology.

Design and development

The Jetwing was a small, mid-wing design powered by a
turbofan and fitted with tail-wheel undercarriage. The
upper surface of the swept wings incorporated a slot Role Research aircraft
along 70% span, through which air from the engine's fan Manufacturer Ball-Bartoe
stage could be discharged. Mounted above this slot was a
Designer Otto Bartoe
small secondary airfoil called an "augmentor", intended
to direct the discharged airflow over the wing. With this First flight 11 July 1977
arrangement, it was found that the aircraft remained Number built 1
controllable at airspeeds as low as 34.76 kn (64.38 km/h;
40.00 mph).

Following the test program, the aircraft was donated to the

University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma, which
donated the Jetwing to the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space
Museum in Denver, Colorado in 2007.

Specifications (Jetwing)
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
Wingspan: 21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Augmentor detail

Wing area: 105 sq ft (9.8 m2)

Empty weight: 2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
Gross weight: 3,336 lb (1,513 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1
turbofan, 2,200 lbf (9.8 kN) thrust

Performance
Maximum speed: 347 kn (399 mph, 643 km/h)
Range: 120 nmi (140 mi, 220 km) Augmentor detail
Endurance: 41 minutes

References
 Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 121.
World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 02.
Aeroplane Monthly "Whispering Jetwing". Stamford Street, London, England: IPC Transport
Press Ltd, and Bryan Cambray, FIMI. pp. 366–369, July 1978, Vol. 6, No. 7.

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