X-1

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The X-1 is a nuclear-powered jet airplane capable of vertical landing built by Jonas Venture. It is currently the property of Venture's son Rusty and Venture Industries. The X-1 was stolen by Jonas Venture Jr. in his quest to assume his father's mantle from Rusty but returned upon cessation of hostilities between the two.
Jonas Jr has since built his own plane, the X-X-1.
The X-X-1 is identical in appearance to the X-1.
It boasts a lounge with the arcade game Space Invaders and an autopilot feature.
Its name might be a reference to the "Cygnus X-1" songs which are featured on the Rush albums "A Farewell To Kings" and "Hemispheres".

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[edit] Venture Industries X-1

  • The Venture Industries X-1 is a Vertical takeoff and Landing Supersonic Transport.
  • It was built in the late 1960s for the personal use of Doctor Jonas Venture.
  • The craft was designed from the start to operate off dirt fields with few ground support facilties.

[edit] Layout

  • It has a delta and canard layout with four large turbo+ramjet engines mounted under the wing.
  • There is one tall vertical stabilizer aft.
  • It has a tricycle landing gear with multi wheeled mains mounted outboard of the engine pods.

[edit] Accommodations

  • The aircraft is accessed through a Venture Industries retractable escalator.
  • The command module contains four couches for pilot, co pilot and two specialists.
  • The couches are within the perimeter of the X-1's escape capsule.
  • An additional open dorsal position is occupied by the HELPeR robot. The robot is capable of operating the craft alone.
  • Aft of the cockpit is the Lab Module. It contains a compact library and medical facility sufficient for organ transplants.
  • Aft of the lab module is the cargo hold.
  • This area is usually occupied with Brock's Samson's automobile.

[edit] Construction

  • The X-1 represents the state of the late 1960s aerospace art.
  • It is all metal, mostly honeycomb stainless steel and titanium.
  • The X-1 is unusually strong and is known to have survived several belly landings.

[edit] Performance

  • The Venture Industries X-1 is thought to have a maximum speed in the same class as its contemporary, the USAF XB-70, which is to say about 2100 miles per hour.
  • It has an intercontinental range.

[edit] Propulsion

  • The X-1 is propelled by four Venture Industries Advanced turbo+ramjets.
  • Exact figures aren't available but these units are known to shunt thrust between verical and horizontal thrust ports without the loss of economy seen in the Harrier's Pegasus engine.
  • They are mounted well back in flush mounted under wing pods.

more to come

Also see the venture Industries XX-1
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