Martin Marietta X-24 - Wikipedia
The Martin Marietta X-24 is an American experimental aircraft developed from a joint United States Air Force - NASA program named PILOT (1963–1975). It was designed and built to test lifting body concepts, experimenting with the concept of unpowered reentry and landing, later used by the Space Shuttle. [1]
X-24B - NASA
The X-24B's design evolved from a family of potential re-entry shapes proposed by the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, each with higher lift-to-drag ratios.
X-24 Lifting Body - NASA
Jul 26, 2023 · The X-24B lifting body is seen here in flight over the lakebed at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.
Martin X-24B - National Museum of the USAF
The U.S. Air Force, NASA and Martin Aircraft (now Lockheed Martin) heavily modified the X-24A to make a higher-performing vehicle, the X-24B. The X-24B’s flat bottom and long nose added surface area to improve gliding qualities, increasing range and maneuverability.
NASA Dryden X-24 Photo Collection
Jan 22, 2005 · The X-24 was one of a group of lifting bodies flown by the NASA Flight Research Center (now Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, in a joint program with the …
NASA Dryden X-24 Photo Collection
NASA test pilot Bill Dana, resplendent in pink boots and pressure suit, was all smiles following the last powered flight of the X-24B on Sept. 23, 1975.
X-24 ECN-2006: X-24A on Lakebed - Armstrong Flight Research …
The X-24 was one of a group of lifting bodies flown by the NASA Flight Research Center (now Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, in a joint program with the U.S. Air …
Controlling Descent From on High: The X-24 - Lockheed Martin
Air Force and NASA officials breathed a sigh of relief. Gentry’s landing of Martin Marietta’s extraordinary X-24A “lift body” plane had proven what many scientists had thought impossible: that a wingless aircraft could descend from the upper atmosphere and glide safely back to Earth.
Where Are They Now: X-24B - NASA
The X-24B's design evolved from a family of potential re-entry shapes proposed by the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory, each with higher lift-to-drag ratios.
X-24B Lifting Body - NASA
Feb 7, 2016 · The X-24B was a joint program between NASA, the U. S. Air Force and Martin Aircraft Company. The aircraft flew 36 times between 1973 and 1975. The X-24B was the last of the lifting body aircraft to fly and demonstrated that accurate unpowered reentry vehicle landings were operationally feasible.