No one wants to do the X-32 because it is an officially "DEAD" aircraft for the U.S. military. The X-32 has not and will not ever be developed in any form, means, or fashion.
Four main reasons why you should not waste your time with this piece of crap Boeing designed. (Really, it is a piece a expensive crap. They screwed up the fundamental aircraft design from the start and the blunders kept comming.)
1.) The X-32 did not look like a fighter aircraft, and astestics (excuse the spelling) prove that an air superiority/multi-role fighter that looks right flies right.
2.) The X-32 performed about 15% to 35% worse in tests on air combat manuvers capability than the X-35 (now F/A-35 ).
3.) The X-32 could not mid-air refuel during testing phase of the aircraft.
4.) The X-32 could not go from normal flight to hover and land without making several modifications before the aircraft took flight and also could
NOT go supersonic either without modifications before flight. The F/A-35 was ready to go and required
ZERO modifications to perform all areas required by the Joint Strike Fighter program. Also, the X-32's STOVL system design suffers from the same problem that the Harrier design has.
What happens with most conventional STOVL systems is sometimes the intake pulls in exhaust from the hovering thrust points under the aircraft and chokes the power, the aircraft starts a fast decent and if it doesn't recover, it can destroy the aircraft and kill the pilot.
The F/A-35 solves this problem by using a powerful lift fan system to help hover and keep the rear exhaust away from the jet intakes.
Here is a pic of the F/A-35 STOVL Vertical hover and takeoff system.
I don't understand the facsination with the X-32 now, face it the F/A-35 is becoming a reality and the X-32 is now scrap metal. I completely support the positive view of the F/A-35 by the USAF, USN, USMC, and the Royal Navy and I hope you will too will support this excellent aircraft being developed.
God speed to the makers of the F/A-35 at Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems for the STOVL system. May it rule the skies of the world for many years to come.
Later,
Havoc.