Another Tough One... the Grumman X-29

[mrhenniger]

Two X-29s were built by Grumman. The were built out of F-5/T-38s. Does anyone happen to know the original s/n or c/n?

Regards,

Mike

[Randy Haskin]

That's an F-5 forward fuselage, not a T-38 (big differences in the shape of the nose and canopy).

Baugher's serial number list says this:

82-0003 Grumman X-29A (rebuilt F-5A 63-8372)
(reference: http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1982.html)

and later lists another here:

65-10573 Northrop F-5A-25-NO -- (N7021) to Norway. Back to USA and cockpit/nose rebuilt as X-29. The fuselage was mated with T-38A 65-10365 to form flying T-38A/F-5A flying under private ownership as N38MX at Fort Wayne IAP, Indiana.
(reference: http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1965.html)

So, it looks like the answer is 63-8372 and 65-10573.

[mrhenniger]

Duhhhh!!! Why didn't I think of that!?!?

Thanks.

Mike