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.
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| 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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