1990
The first international X-plane program began in 1984, when Darpa, the Navy and the German government began the X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability project to demonstrate the use of thrust vectoring for control beyond the stall. Rockwell and MBB built two X-31s, the first flying in October 1990...
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