overscan said:The X-5 was only ever a test airplane, so there is little point speculating on what weapons it would have carried.
The Air Force evaluated the Bell X-5 variable-sweep aircraft to see if it could be modified into a cheap fighter for NATO and other foreign countries.
overscan said:It would not have made a usable fighter.
Source: http://aviationarchives.blogspot.com/2018/10/bell-x-5-research-aircraft-paper.htmlRon Downey said:Bell X-5 Research Aircraft Paper
A copy of the research paper written by Warren Greene for the Bell X-5 aircraft. Report was written by the Historical Division of the Wright Air Development Center. Dated March 1954. Details the design and development of the X-5.
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Source: http://aviationarchives.blogspot.com/2018/10/bell-x-5-photos-and-drawings.htmlRon Downey said:Bell X-5 Photos and Drawings
A number of factory and general photos and 3-view drawings of the Bell X-5 aircraft.
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