X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft
The McDonnell Douglas X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft (Now Boeing X-36) was an American prototype jet designed to fly without a traditional tail assembly. Its first flight was a success in May 1997. After which, it did roughly 30 flights that all met or exceeded the goals set for the project. Unfortunately it is now retired. But not before it set records and spurred on further innovation that is currently patrolling the skies today.