Martin Marietta X-24
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Retired | November 26, 1975 |
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Range | 72 km |
Weight | 2885 (kg) |
Engine types | Jet engine |
Manufacturers | Martin Marietta |
First flight | April 17, 1969 |
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ID | 1621762 |
About Martin Marietta X-24
The Martin Marietta X-24 was an American experimental aircraft developed from a joint United States Air Force-NASA program named PILOT. 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.