Boeing’s X-32 was a low cost answer to the Joint Strike Fighter program, built with a large delta wing, an unusual intake, and a simpler vertical flight system that prioritized manufacturing and ...

Key Points and Summary - Boeing’s X-32 (or what would have been the F-32) lost the Joint Strike Fighter competition to Lockheed’s X-35 (now F-35) for five key reasons. -Its radical direct-lift ...