Martin Marietta X-24A
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The Martin Marietta X-24A was an experimental lifting-body research aircraft developed in the late 1960s to study unpowered reentry and landing characteristics for future reusable spacecraft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Martin Marietta X-24A canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5333594 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martin Marietta X-24A Context triple: [NASA X-plane series, includes, Martin Marietta X-24A]
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A.
Northrop X-21
The Northrop X-21 was an experimental U.S. jet aircraft of the 1960s designed to test laminar-flow control technology for improved aerodynamic efficiency.
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B.
X-20 Dyna-Soar
The X-20 Dyna-Soar was a U.S. Air Force experimental spaceplane project from the early Cold War era, intended for orbital reconnaissance, bombing, and other military missions before its cancellation in the 1960s.
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C.
Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket
The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket was a U.S. Navy and NACA experimental research aircraft that became one of the first aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight during the early 1950s.
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D.
Douglas X-3 Stiletto
The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was a slender, jet-powered experimental research aircraft of the early 1950s designed to investigate sustained supersonic flight and advanced aerodynamic concepts for future high-speed aircraft.
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E.
Bell X-15
The Bell X-15 was a rocket-powered experimental aircraft that set speed and altitude records in the 1960s and contributed crucial data to the development of crewed spaceflight and high-speed aeronautics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martin Marietta X-24A Target entity description: The Martin Marietta X-24A was an experimental lifting-body research aircraft developed in the late 1960s to study unpowered reentry and landing characteristics for future reusable spacecraft.
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A.
Northrop X-21
The Northrop X-21 was an experimental U.S. jet aircraft of the 1960s designed to test laminar-flow control technology for improved aerodynamic efficiency.
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B.
X-20 Dyna-Soar
The X-20 Dyna-Soar was a U.S. Air Force experimental spaceplane project from the early Cold War era, intended for orbital reconnaissance, bombing, and other military missions before its cancellation in the 1960s.
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C.
Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket
The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket was a U.S. Navy and NACA experimental research aircraft that became one of the first aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight during the early 1950s.
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D.
Douglas X-3 Stiletto
The Douglas X-3 Stiletto was a slender, jet-powered experimental research aircraft of the early 1950s designed to investigate sustained supersonic flight and advanced aerodynamic concepts for future high-speed aircraft.
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E.
Bell X-15
The Bell X-15 was a rocket-powered experimental aircraft that set speed and altitude records in the 1960s and contributed crucial data to the development of crewed spaceflight and high-speed aeronautics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental aircraft
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lifting body ⓘ research aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeConversion | later rebuilt as X-24B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | tailless lifting body ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| crewType | pilot ⓘ |
| designation | X-24A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designFeature |
blunt-nosed lifting body shape
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no conventional wings ⓘ single vertical stabilizer ⓘ |
| developedFor | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | about 5,670 kg ⓘ |
| engineType | Reaction Motors XLR-11 rocket engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1969-04-17 ⓘ |
| flightType |
subsonic
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supersonic ⓘ transonic ⓘ |
| height | about 3.0 m ⓘ |
| influenced | Space Shuttle reentry and landing design ⓘ |
| landingMode | unpowered glide landing ⓘ |
| launchMethod | air-launched from B-52 mothership ⓘ |
| length | about 7.5 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Martin Marietta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxAltitude | about 21,000 m ⓘ |
| maxMachNumber | about Mach 1.6 ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | about 1020 km/h ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
NERFINISHED
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United States Air Force ⓘ |
| program | NASA lifting body program ⓘ |
| propulsion | rocket-powered ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Northrop HL-10
NERFINISHED
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Northrop M2-F2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Northrop M2-F3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retirementDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Martin Marietta X-24B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testLocation | Edwards Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
landing characteristics research
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lifting-body research ⓘ reusable spacecraft technology development ⓘ unpowered reentry studies ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 4.2 m ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martin Marietta X-24A Description of subject: The Martin Marietta X-24A was an experimental lifting-body research aircraft developed in the late 1960s to study unpowered reentry and landing characteristics for future reusable spacecraft.
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