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Designation Contractor Description
MX-1 - Military Characteristics of Tactical Bombs
MX-2 Lockheed Twin-engined fighter (XP-58)
MX-3 Bell Single-engine interceptor (XP-52)
MX-4 Curtiss Single-engine interceptor (XP-53)
MX-5 Republic Full-scale model of XP-47
MX-6 Lockheed Single-seat twin-engined fighter (XP-38A Lightning)
MX-7 - Design study for dive bombers
MX-8 - Confidential equipment destroyer
MX-9 - Radio control equipment for targets
MX-10 - Line of position computer (Type A-4)
MX-11 - Flight & power computer for B-17 and B-18A airplanes
MX-12 Vultee Single-engine interceptor (XP-54 Swoose Goose)
MX-13 Curtiss Single-engine interceptor (XP-55 Ascender)
MX-14 Northrop Single-engine interceptor (XP-56 Bullet)
MX-15 - Optical gun sight
MX-16 McDonnell Interceptor (McDonnell Model 2)
MX-17 Boeing Heavy bomber (XB-29, YB-29 Superfortress)
MX-18 Lockheed Heavy bomber (XB-30)
MX-19 Platt LePage Rotary wing aircraft (XR-1)
MX-20 Tucker Single-engine interceptor (XP-57)
MX-21 Consolidated Heavy bomber (XB-32)
MX-22 - Double periscopic sight
MX-23 Librascope Compensating gun sight
MX-24 - Bombsight development study (Type S-1)
MX-25 - Aerial defense balloons
MX-26 Sperry Central station fire control
MX-27 - Fire control station for B-35
MX-28 - Fire control in A-20A & P-70
MX-29 Bendix Simplified central station fire control
MX-30 General Electric Simplified central station fire control
MX-31 Sperry Simplified central station fire control
MX-32 - Periscopic sight (Bausch & Lomb type) for A-20A
MX-33 - Optical sight (Bureau of Standards type)
MX-34 Martin Medium bomber (XB-33)
MX-35 - Aerial gunnery training equipment
MX-36 Vought-Sikorsky Helicopter (XR-4)
MX-37 - Method and means of attacking aircraft in flight
MX-38 Kendall Clark Flexible gun sight
MX-39 Link Bombing and navigation trainer
MX-40 - Power turrets
MX-41 - Airplane siren development
MX-42 - Release of bombs from bombardment airplanes by remote means (Short Title: R.B.R.)
MX-43 Curtiss Convoy escort fighter
MX-44 - Fundamental and basic research by National Academy of Sciences
MX-45 Bell Interceptor (XP-59)
MX-46 Menasco Piston engine (XV-2020-1)
MX-47 - Pilot - rear gunner bombsight
MX-48 - Electric spark flash unit
MX-49 Eastman Color development processes
MX-50 - High speed camera shutter
MX-51 - Remote control camera leveling
MX-52 - Pressure cabin camera mounts
MX-53 - Power-driven controllable bomb (related to XBQ-1, XBQ-2A, XBQ-3, XBQ-5, XBQ-6)
- MX-53-A: Fairchild XBQ-3
MX-54 - Design studies of pursuit-type airplane suitable for night operation
MX-55 - Reflector-type flexible machine gun sight
MX-56 Stearman Crew training airplane
MX-57 General Electric "Amplidyne" turret control system
MX-58 Pioneer Machine gun sight
MX-59 Westinghouse Remote gun control fire director system
MX-60 - Tail gun location indicating device
MX-61 - Flexible tail gun sight
MX-62 - Six component balances for 20-foot wind tunnel
MX-63 - Mirror-type aerial camera
MX-64 C. L. Norden Universal pilot
MX-65 - Air-cooled engine installation project
MX-66 - Lamp assembly for inter-aircraft illumination
MX-67 Fleetwings Booster power device
MX-68 - Installation of airborne radar equipment in B-18A
MX-69 Curtiss Single-engine interceptor (XP-60)
MX-70 General Electric Modified Type N-2A gun sight assembly (iris-type range finding attachment)
MX-71 General Electric Remote indicating target device
MX-72 General Electric Remotely controlled tail gun mount
MX-73 Douglas Bombers (XA-26, XA-26B)
- MX-73-A: XA-26
MX-74 Boulton-Paul & Frazer-Nash Turrets
MX-75 - Cabin supercharger
MX-76 - Handbook: Armament Equipment Employed in Army Air Forces Tactical-Type Airplanes
MX-77 - 20mm cannon installation in P-40 wings
MX-78 - Ramming or collision-type airplane
MX-79 Culver Aerial targets (A-8 / PQ-8)
MX-80 Napier Piston engine (Model "Sabre"); see also MX-102
MX-81 - Development study: Mount, glide angle attachment for "M"-series bombsight
MX-82 - Reconnaissance and observation flares
MX-83 Librascope Automatic rangefinder
MX-84 - 37mm M1E1 cannon installation in A-18
MX-85 - Torpedo-carrying airplane
MX-86 - Continuous strip camera (models TR-9 and S2)
MX-87 - Comparative data on U.S. and German bombsights
MX-88 Curtiss Single-engine interceptor (XP-62)
MX-89 - Parachute bomb
MX-90 Bell Single-engine interceptor (XP-63, XP-63A)
MX-91 - Aircraft radio range finder (A.R.R.F.)
MX-92 General Electric Compensating gun sight
MX-93 - Photo-reconnaissance airplane study
MX-94 - Preliminary design studies book
MX-95 - B-26 remote fire control system
MX-96 - Firing against armor plate through airplane skin surfaces
MX-97 - Single-engine (various engine and armament arrangements) interceptor study
MX-98 - Smoke-generating target signal equipment (exhaust stack-type)
MX-99 - Strain indicating & recording equipment
MX-100 - 20mm cannon turrets
MX-101 - Aircraft armament subjected to warfare use
MX-102 - Installation studies of Napier "Sabre" piston engine; see also MX-80
MX-103 Chrysler Piston engine (XIV-2220-1, -3 and -5); see also MX-125
MX-104 - Military characteristics and installation studies for 4,000 lb. bomb
MX-105 - Comparative tests of 20mm cannons
MX-106 - Ballistic data for forward-firing aircraft guns
MX-107 - Igniter delay (Type M-1)
MX-108 ATSC Controllable glide bomb (GB-4); continued by MX-618
MX-109 - Target seeker device
MX-110 Menasco Piston engine (XH-4070-1)
MX-111 - Powered wind tunnel model (Materiel Div. Design No. 366)
MX-112 - Stainless steel wing panels and tail surfaces for XB-29
MX-113 Fairchild Bombing crew training airplane (XAT-13)
MX-114 - Troop gliders
MX-115 - Preliminary design of a medium bomber
MX-116 - Laminar flow airfoil data
MX-117 B.F. Goodrich Pressure suits for high-altitude flying
MX-118 - Physiological tests in connection with failure of pressurized airplanes
MX-119 - Small caliber gun ballistic data
MX-120 - Armor protection for tactical airplanes
MX-121 JPL JATO devices for AMC Aircraft Laboratory
MX-122 Fairchild Bombing crew training airplane (XAT-14)
MX-123 Stearman Bombing crew training airplane (XAT-15)
MX-124 - Ultra-violet night landing system
MX-125 - Installation studies of Chrysler V-2220 & XIV-2220-1 engines; see also MX-103
MX-126 - Agfacolor color film
MX-127 McDonnell Twin-engined interceptor (XP-67 Bat)
MX-128 - Study: Installation of dive brakes on A-20A
MX-129 United Shoe Machinery Gun drive system
MX-130 - Protection of aircraft equipment against sand
MX-131 - Test of British-built airplanes
MX-132 - Tank-carrying airplane
MX-133 - Troop-carrying provisions for bomber-type airplanes
MX-134 Douglas Heavy bomber (6,000 mile range) design study
MX-135 - Standardization of gunnery trail
MX-136 Brewster Light bomber (XA-32, XA-32A)
MX-137 - Long-range four-engined bomber
MX-138 Grumman Twin-engined interceptor (XP-65)
MX-139 - Dive bomber design study
MX-140 Northrop Long-range heavy bomber (XB-35)
MX-141 Acrotorque Hydraulic transmissions
MX-142 - Development of plywood pursuit airplanes
MX-143 Librascope Dropping angle computer
MX-144 - Night-Time fluorescent lighting
MX-145 - Caliber .50 incendiary ammunition
MX-146 Republic Single-engine interceptor (XP-47E)
MX-147 Curtiss-Wright 75mm cannon-carrying multi-place fighter (XP-71); see also MX-391
MX-148 - Night gun sight ("Night Glass")
MX-149 Consolidated Long-range heavy bomber (XB-36)
MX-150 Curtiss-Wright Development of full-scale flying model (CW Model 24-B (XP-55 Proof-of-Concept airplane))
MX-151 - Glider tanker feasibility study; see also MX-416 and MX-571
MX-152 - Flutter research with other than government agencies
MX-153 Wright Piston engine (XR-4090)
MX-154 Douglas Heavy bomber (10,000 mile range) design study
MX-155 - Automatic defensive equipment (A.D.E.) for bombers
MX-156 Kellett Observation aircraft (XO-60)
MX-157 Pitcairn-Larsen Observation aircraft (XO-61)
MX-158 Waco Transport aircraft (YC-62)
MX-159 - Long-range bomber design study
(MX-160) (No information; listed as "cancelled")
(MX-161) (No information)
MX-162 Republic Interceptor (XP-69)
MX-163 - Bomber-borne pursuit airplane
MX-164 Pratt & Whitney Piston engine (R-4360 X-Wasp)
MX-165 - Torpedo training cameras
MX-166 - Development of bomb glider
MX-167 Platt-LePage Rotary wing aircraft (XR-1A)
MX-168 Packard Piston engine (V-1650-3; Packard-built Rolls-Royce Merlin); see also MX-252
MX-169 Minneapolis-Honeywell Control system development study
MX-170 - Study of cargo type airplane
MX-171 - Incendiary systems
MX-172 Allison Turbojet engine (J31)
MX-173 - Installation study of aircraft depth bomb Mark XXIX
MX-174 - Installation studies of Fairey P-24 engine
MX-175 - U.S.M.C. single and double 37mm tail gun mount
MX-176 - Preliminary work in various pursuit designs
MX-176 included a proposal that Hughes Aircraft should build a P-51 look-alike aircraft from duramold and fit it with an Allison V-1710 engine. P-51 design data was sent from North American to Hughes, but it is unknown how much work was actually done.
MX-177 - Development study: British sight T-1 (Mark XIV)
MX-178 - Aircraft gun laying equipment (AGL-1)
MX-179 United Shoe Machinery 37mm cannon pressurized turret
MX-180 - Glide, climb and night bombsight
MX-181 United Shoe Machinery Caliber .50 four-gun tail gun mount
MX-182 W.L. Maxson Torpedo sight and director
MX-183 - Radio-controlled bombardment airplane
MX-184 - Searchlights for night fighters
MX-185 - Equipment for training Argentine officers
MX-186 United Shoe Machinery Caliber .50 twin-gun tail gun mount for B-26B
MX-187 - Study of maximum ferry range of service bombers
MX-188 - Evaluation information on Axis airplanes
MX-189 Republic Single-engine fighter (XP-72)
MX-190 - Evaluation of information on Allied airplanes
MX-191 - Installation study of Navy Mk XIII magnetic mine
MX-192 - Studies to improve performance and tactical utility of service aircraft
MX-193 - Wing flap and glove test
MX-194 - Study and tests of 37mm, Type M1A2 cannon in aircraft
MX-195 - Study of bomb bays
MX-196 - Stainless structural steel
MX-197 - Radio-controlled bomb glider
MX-198 - A1-3 equipment
MX-199 - Investigation of air brakes and maneuver flaps for use in combat
MX-200 - Pursuit towed by bomber
MX-201 - Study to increase range of B-17E and B-24D by aerial refueling
MX-202 - Non-explosive photoflash illuminants
MX-203 Boeing (Vega) Bomber escort airplane (YB-40)
MX-204 - In-flight refueling trials with B-24
MX-205 - Transport gliders
MX-206 Douglas Preliminary study of combat transport airplane (XC-74)
MX-207 - Boundary layer control flight data
MX-208 Polaroid Bombing system
MX-209 - Study of pressurized oxygen systems
MX-210 - Test on calibers .30 and .50 incendiary ammunition in synchronized guns
MX-211 Lycoming Piston engine (XH-2470)
MX-212 Fairchild Combat transport airplane (XC-82)
MX-213 - Parachute bomb cluster adapter
MX-214 - Development of synthetic night flying training equipment
MX-215 - Analytical studies of V-3420 engine mount vibration characteristics
MX-216 - Navy Mark XXVIII torpedo director
MX-217 - Development studies of dive bombing aircraft
MX-218 Douglas Torpedo director (Model RCL)
(MX-219) (No information; listed as "cancelled")
MX-220 - Wing taper investigation for Boeing long-range bomber
- MX-220-A: Actual tests using PT-19A (41-20531) and test parts
MX-221 - Extended weather forecasting
MX-222 - Fuel injection in Pratt & Whitney R-2800-45 engine
MX-223 - High intensity radio-operated recognition lights (Short title: R.L.H.I.)
MX-224 - Radio-controlled glide bomb (GB-2)
MX-225 - Controllable bomb, azimuth-only (VB-1 Azon)
MX-226 - Glide torpedo
MX-227 - Fuel injection in Wright R-3350-19 engine
MX-228 - Fuel Injection in Allison V-1710-69 & -71 engines
MX-229 Fairey Engine (Model P-24)
MX-230 Boeing (Fisher Body) Heavy bomber (XB-39)
MX-231 - Development of bomb dropping angle computers
MX-232 Studebaker 5000 hp piston engine (XH-9350?)
MX-233 - Passive defense measures for personnel and vital installations in aircraft
MX-234 Boeing (Vega) Heavy bomber (XB-38)
MX-235 - Development of fire control for 75mm aircraft cannon
MX-236 - Retractable turret for housing "Project 77" (HSX?) equipment
MX-237 - Haze paint method of camouflage
MX-238 Douglas Cargo airplane (XC-53A)
MX-239 - Miles-per-gallon indicator
MX-240 Aerotorque Propellor hub
MX-241 - Installation of rocket gun
MX-242 - Torpedo trainer
MX-243 - Cycleweld process
MX-244 United Shoe Manufacturing Automatic ranging device
MX-245 United Aircraft (Sikorsky Div.) Helicopters (XR-4A, YR-4A and XR-6)
MX-246 - Alkan dive bombsight
MX-247 - Control cable vulnerability
MX-248 - Ready destruction of combat airplanes
MX-249 - Modification of service airplanes to carry pursuit airplanes internally
MX-250 - Special weapons gyroscopes
MX-251 - Low-altitude electric flash photography
MX-252 - Installation studies of Rolls-Royce Merlin engine (Packard V-1650-3) in service airplanes; see also MX-168
MX-253 - Comparative pursuit airplane firing tests
MX-254 - Study of British target control equipment (included adaptation of British pneumatic remote control to an AT-6)
MX-255 - Modification of B-24C for anti-submarine activity
MX-256 United Aircraft (Vought-Sikorsky Div.) Helicopter (XR-5)
MX-257 - Installation of special equipment (ASW?) in B-18A
MX-258 - I.B.E. (Bombing equipment on Civil Air Patrol airplane)
MX-259 - Bomb racks on observation airplanes
MX-260 Republic Single-engine fighter (XP-47H)
MX-261 - Study of night fighter designs
MX-262 - Flight data recorder
MX-263 - Investigation of compressibility effect on XB-29
MX-264 - Conflicting information:
- Target airplane (PQ-14); Culver
- Assault drone (XBQ-4); Interstate
Note: XBQ-4 reference may be in error, because other BQ bombs (BQ-1, -2, -3, -5, -6) come under MX-53
MX-265 - Comparative investigation of handling of various types of British and U.S. bombs
MX-266 - Increasing frontal defensive fire in B-25 & B-26
MX-267 - Armament modification on B-26
MX-268 - Armament modification on B-17E (CTI-67I)
MX-269 - AM CTI-642 (modification of 35 B-17E airplanes)
MX-270 - ARO (Light-weight aircraft radio range finder); see also MX-513
MX-271 - Anti-icing system for XB-26D
MX-272 Bell Lightweight interceptor fighter (XP-77)
MX-273 - Remote torpedo depth control
MX-274 - Development work on superior aircraft engine fuel (Coordinating Research Council)
MX-275 - Bombing balloons
MX-276 - Anti-icing system for XC-60B
MX-277 - Power-driven bomb
MX-278 North American Fighter interceptor (XP-78 / XP-51B)
MX-279 Boeing Cargo transport airplane (XC-97)
MX-280 Curtiss Fighter interceptor (XP-60D)
MX-281 - Fighter bombing calculator
MX-282 - Conversion of service gas masks to oxygen masks
MX-283 - Seismograph bomb scoring apparatus
MX-284 Hamilton Standard Governor controls for two-speed engines
MX-285 - Glider development
MX-286 - Low-pressure plastic development
MX-287 - Modification of Army Air Forces turrets
MX-288 - Horizontal flight and glide bombsights incorporating the Victor Principle
MX-289 - Incendiary grenade AN-M14 in combat aircraft, including transports
MX-290 - Sighting equipment for 75mm cannons in A-26
MX-291 - Low pour point aircraft engine lubricating oils
MX-292 - Service tests on remote control fuze setter on M-26 bombardment flares
(MX-293) (No information; listed as "cancelled")
MX-294 - Bellows flap
MX-295 - Torpedo-carrying facilities for B-17 and B-24
MX-296 - Glider blind tow equipment
MX-297 Beech Destroyer airplane (XA-38)
MX-298 - Anti-icing System for XB-25E
MX-299 - Design study of destroyer type airplane
MX-300 Fleetwings Support airplane (XA-39)
MX-301 - 75mm cannon installation in B-25C (XB-25G)
MX-302 - C.O.T. engine ['G.O.T. - Detail Descriptive Info on the Waukesh Co.']
MX-303 - Test of lubricating oils in multi-cylinder engines
MX-304 Consolidated Cargo-transport airplane (XC-99)
MX-305 Curtiss Support airplane (XA-40)
MX-306 - Anti-spin chutes
MX-307 - Armor plate data of AAF airplanes
MX-308 - Torpedo director, N.D.R.C. Project No. 33
MX-309 Douglas (Fisher Body) Installation of Allison V-3420-11 engines in XB-19 (XB-19A)
MX-310 - EAGLE (Electronic High Instrument Bombing) (AN/APQ-7); see also MX-503
MX-311 - Development of small, lightweight aircraft oxygen generators
MX-312 Vultee Support airplane (XA-41)
MX-313 Curtiss Fighter interceptor (XP-60C, XP-60E)
MX-314 - Rotary parachute
MX-315 - "Kilfrost" (Anti-icing wing paste)
MX-316 - Photographic recording of airplane flight demonstrations
MX-317 General Motors / Fisher Fighter interceptor (XP-75)
MX-318 - Michelson instrument for accurate plotting of aircraft path, bomb hits
MX-319 - Television bombing trainers
MX-320 Consolidated Bombardment escort airplane (XB-41)
MX-321 Fairchild Central station computer
MX-322 - Development, study & construction of a human centrifuge
MX-323 - Methods of improving take-off characteristics
MX-324 Northrop Rocket-propelled flying-wing research aircraft; test vehicle for XP-79; see also MX-334 and MX-365
MX-325 - Test of 8-place assault gliders
MX-326 Fairchild 37mm compensating gun sight
MX-327 - General study on bombardment escort airplane
MX-328 - VHF (Very High Frequency) IFF (Identification, Friend or Foe)
MX-329 - Twin 37mm power-driven gun mount for nose of B-24E
MX-330 Victor Adding Machine Bombsight
MX-331 - Determination of the biological effects of radar
MX-332 - Gunfire tests on hydraulic systems
MX-333 Sikorsky Helicopter (XR-6 and XR-6A)
MX-334 Northrop Flying-wing glider (unpowered version of MX-324)
MX-335 - Flight measurement of compressibility effects
MX-336 - Auxiliary airfoil on C-70 airplanes
MX-337 - Flight data records from combat operations
MX-338 - Arrester gear development
MX-339 Sperry Locally-controlled gyro stabilized turrets
MX-340 Emerson Streamline multiple caliber .50 nose and tail turret
MX-341 - Rotor blade de-icing research
MX-342 - Propane engine starting information
MX-343 - Test data relating to ethylene glycol and ethylene glycol/water mixtures
MX-344 - Study of quick-removable 37mm cannon bath tub in B-25C
MX-345 - Possibility of reducing safety factors in bomb racks
MX-346 Ranger Piston engine (XV-770-9)
MX-347 - Special electrical generating equipment for B-35 and B-36
MX-348 Kellett Helicopter (XR-8)
MX-349 - Helicopter bombsight
MX-350 - Spray tank E16R1 installation in bombardment airplane
MX-351 Allison Piston engine (V-1710-97)
MX-352 - Transvision books: flight gyro, servo units, stabilizers C-1 automatic pilot
MX-353 - Portable flashing beacon lamp assembly
MX-354 Fairchild Gyro control compensating gunsight
MX-355 J.H. Keeney Anti-submarine hand-stabilized bombsight
MX-356 North American Offensive fighter (XP-51F, XP-51G and XP-51J)
MX-357 - Study: Installation of N.A.C.A. jet propulsion scheme in aircraft (twin-Jet light bomber utilizing NACA jet)
MX-358 Westinghouse Fire control system, stabilized sighting station
MX-359 Sperry Tail gun computing sight (Model K-11)
MX-360 - 400 cycle 115 Volt AC motor-driven fuel pump
MX-361 - Research of fluorinated hydrocarbons for cooling liquids
MX-362 - Aircraft gun sight (A.G.S.)
MX-363 JPL Air-to-underwater rocket "Hydrobomb"
MX-364 Dow Chemical Supercharger
MX-365 Northrop Turbojet- or rocket-powered fighter interceptor (XP-79, XP-79B); see also MX-324 and MX-334
MX-366 - Test installations of anti-submarine equipment in (one or more) B-24D
MX-367 - Test of methyl tertiary butyl ether engine fuels
MX-368 - Remote control flight testing
MX-369 - Vane type hydraulic motor
MX-370 - Film speed and aperture control
MX-371 Sperry Fighter bombsight
MX-372 - Armament temperature operating range
MX-373 Consolidated Photographic airplane (XF-7)
MX-374 NBS Gun sight and range finding equipment data
MX-375 - Sintered metal leading edge for the prevention of icing
MX-376 Sperry Remote fire control system testing equipment
MX-377 - Flight approach for torpedo release trainer
MX-378 Radioplanes Non-man carrying radio airplane targets (OQ-3 and OQ-6) and catapults
MX-379 - Installation of M-10 chemical tanks in A-36
MX-380 - M-10 chemical tank on B-25 Wing
MX-381 - Self-sealing pressurized turret dome tests
MX-382 - 37mm Type M-9 cannon installation in A-20G
MX-383 - M4E3, 37mm cannon tests, utilizing links
MX-384 - Basic bomb and aircraft flight characteristic data
MX-385 - Tactics, technique and installation for plane to plane bombing
MX-386 Frigidaire Study of mechanism for ballistic corrections for precision bombsights
MX-387 - Detection and identification of aircraft by invisible radiations - IRAD (Infra-Red Telescope)
MX-388 - Lower reflection coatings for glass and plastics
MX-389 - Anti-G devices type evaluation
MX-390 - Reflex sight for flexible guns
MX-391 L.A.B. Corp. Fire control system for XP-71; see also MX-147
MX-392 Douglas Light bomber (XB-42); see also MX-880
MX-393 - Intermittent positive pressure resuscitation and breathing
MX-394 - Anti-submarine bombing trainer
MX-395 - Colored smoke grenades (M16)
MX-396 - Light cargo carrier (T-24) project (a.k.a. "Plough Project")
MX-397 Bell Twin-jet interceptor fighter (XP-59A, YP-59A Airacomet)
MX-398 Bell Single-jet interceptor fighter (XP-59B)
MX-399 - P-47 dive pull-out flaps (tests on a P-47C-1)
MX-400 - High-altitude generator - brush wear
MX-401 - Land- and water-borne targets for high-altitude bombing and flexible gunnery practice
MX-402 - Gun, bomb and rocket sight
MX-403 - Impact bomb sight
MX-404 - Study of a new high strength aluminum alloy sheet ("Reymetal")
MX-405 - Transmission of control information of altimeters to automatic flight control equipment
MX-406 - A-10 pilot and M-Series and S-1 bombsight interconnections
MX-407 - 75mm cannon and accessories Tests (retesting 75mm cannon in a B-25)
MX-408 - Three-engine take-off performance (for performance chart preparation)
MX-409 Lockheed Jet-powered interceptor fighter (XP-80 Shooting Star)
- MX-409-A: XP-80A
- MX-409-B: YP-80A
MX-410 Allison Piston engines (V-1710-103)
MX-411 Lockheed Turbojet engine (XJ37)
MX-412 - Oxygen adsorbents
MX-413 - Stability and control requirements for army airplanes
MX-414 General Electric Turbojet engine (J35)
MX-415 General Electric / Allison Turbojet engines (XJ33-A-25, -27, -29)
MX-416 Cornelius Tailless fuel tank glider with forward-swept wings (XFG-1); see also MX-151 and MX-571
MX-417 - Photographic bombsight trainer
MX-418 - Submarine detection training device (M.A.D. - Magnetic Anomaly Detection)
MX-419 - "Hedgehog" bomb installation on YR-4B, XR-5 and XR-6 helicopters
MX-420 - Bombing equipment computers (K-1A & K-4 Shoran)
MX-421 - Head stabilized bombsight
MX-422 United Shoe Machinery "Amplidyne" four caliber .50 tail gun, mounted on XB-35
MX-423 - Preliminary design studies for medium/heavy bomber with forward sweep wing; see also MX-716
MX-424 - Anti-icing system heat transfer calculations and heat requirement
MX-425 - 75mm incendiary ammunition tests
MX-426 - Mock-up of A-20G airplane for installation of special radio equipment and six calibre .50 guns
MX-427 - Near infra-red receivers and transmitters used in connection with target seeking device
MX-428 - Far infra-red receivers for VB-6 Felix controllable bomb, and VB-3 Razon equipment
MX-429 - Improved light-weight gyro gun sight
MX-430 - Low-altitude bombsight
MX-431 - E-17 chemical tanks in B-29
MX-432 Boeing Cargo airplane (XC-108A)
MX-433 - Investigation of monocular optical systems and extension of ranges on Compensating gun sight
MX-434 Lycoming 5000 hp piston engine (XR-7755)
MX-435 - Study of 37mm & 75mm cannon installations in heavy bombers
MX-436 Bell Offensive fighter (XP-63B)
MX-437 Specialties Co. Bombsight gyro erection system
MX-438 Packard Piston engines (V-1650-9, -11, -19 and -21)
MX-439 - Increased tankage capacity for B-17, B-24 and XC-109
MX-440 - Caliber .60 aircraft machine gun
MX-441 - Radar reconnaissance (a.k.a. "Night aerial photography")
MX-442 - Calculator for optimum spacing of bombs for train bombing
MX-443 - Pressure distribution at high speeds
MX-444 - Four-engine test drive composed of a step-up gear box
MX-445 - Development of an all-purpose, droppable fuel tank
MX-446 - Deceleration devices for aircraft torpedoes
MX-447 Sperry Own speed computing sight for 37mm cannon
MX-448 - Development of quick-change powerplant units
MX-449 - T-26 20mm cannon tests
MX-450 - Universal bombsight
MX-451 - Instructional model of M-Series bombsight
MX-452 - Tyrell-Horak controlled free-fall parachute
MX-453 - Countermeasures against special weapons
MX-454 - Interchangeable wing guns for P-51 wing panels
MX-455 - Four 20mm cannon installation in XP-75 wing panels
MX-456 - Water-borne target (Type A-3)
MX-457 - Radio-controlled flash bomb
MX-458 Frigidaire Design study of automatic compensating gun sight
MX-459 - Computing sights in hand-held guns (TI 1562)
MX-460 - Chemical spray tanks for fighter aircraft (CTI 1469)
MX-461 - High-altitude bomb ballistics
MX-462 - 20mm cannon and T-14 feeder installation in P-70
MX-463 G & A Aircraft Helicopter (XR-9)
MX-464 General Electric Gas turbine engine (T31-GE-1 and -3)
MX-465 - Design study for large cargo transport airplane
MX-466 - Preliminary design studies for light bomber
MX-467 - Compound engine project
MX-468 - Automatic torpedo director
MX-469 - Project "Silverplate"; Pullman modifications and installation on the atomic bomb drop test aircraft (B-29 #42-6259)
MX-470 - Installation of 105mm howitzer in medium bomber
MX-471 General Electric Fire control system for XB-36
- MX-471-F: Feeding and firing system, B-36 fire control system (Ordnance Dept.)
MX-472 - Preliminary design studies for unconventional escort fighter; continued by MX-667 (XP-85)
MX-473 - Preliminary design studies for unconventional light bomber
MX-474 - Preliminary design studies for unconventional medium/heavy bomber
MX-475 Douglas Turbojet-powered light bomber (XB-43)
MX-476 - In-flight refueling of fighter aircraft
MX-477 - Man pick-up project
MX-478 - Ground controlled approach trainer
MX-479 - Incorporation of AN/APG-3 AGL equipment in tail turret of B-29
MX-480 Consolidated-Vultee Single-seat long-range fighter aircraft (XP-81); related to (or predecessor of) MX-796
MX-481 - Aerial flame thrower
MX-482 - U.S. fighter gyro gun sight tests (K-14 & K-15, MK-18)
MX-483 Fairchild Gyro gun sight for 20mm turret
MX-484 - Overland blind-bombing device (H2X)
MX-485 North American Long-range offensive fighter (XP-82 Twin Mustang)
MX-486 - Radio compass homing device (C-1 pilot)
MX-487 - Face mask pressure demand oxygen regu1ator
MX-488 - Cargo aircraft modification studies (use of T31 turboprop engines)
MX-489 - Medium/heavy bomber modification studies (new engines)
MX-490 - Light bomber modification studies (use of T31 turboprop engines)
MX-491 - Fighter aircraft modification studies (related to P-47N)
MX-492 Sperry S-Series stabilized gun sight for A-17 turrets
MX-493 - Automatic instrument landing system
MX-494 - Ground-skimming glide bomb (GB-9)
MX-495 Republic Long-range photo-reconnaissance airplane (XF-12 / XR-12 Rainbow)
MX-496 - Tank type bomb for chemical warfare
MX-497 - Devise means to detect and identify enemy aircraft
MX-498 - T31 20mm cannon tests
MX-499 - Azon bombing trainer

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Last Updated: 13 September 2005