Anexperimental aircraft is anaircraft intended for testing newaerospace technologies and design concepts.
The termresearch aircraft ortestbed aircraft, by contrast, generally denotes aircraft modified to perform scientific studies, such as weather research or geophysical surveying, similar to aresearch vessel.[1]
The term "experimental aircraft" also has specific legal meaning in Australia, the United States and some other countries; usually used to refer to aircraft flown with anexperimental certificate.[2] In theUnited States, this also includes mosthomebuilt aircraft, many of which are based on conventional designs and hence are experimental only in name because of certain restrictions in operation.[3]
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