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Description
| Manufacturer: | Martin-Marietta | |
| Base model: | X-24 | |
| Designation: | X-24 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Research | |
| Crew: | 1 | |
| First Flew: | 1969/04/17 | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| USAF Academy | USAF Academy | Colorado |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
X-24A on display
United States Air Force Museum |
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| Guy E. Franklin Montgomery, AL | SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 13 ft. 8 in. Length: 24 ft. 6 in. Height: 10 ft. 4 in. Weight: 10,700 lbs. max. at launch Armament: None Engines: One Thiokol XLR-11 rocket engine of 8,000 lbs. thrust, two Bell LLRV optional landing rockets of 400 lbs. thrust ea. Serial number (as displayed): X-24A 13551 PERFORMANCE Maximum speed: 1,036 mph. Maximum Altitude: 71,407 ft. 09/28/2005 @ 16:54 [ref: 11358] |
| Guy E. Franklin Montgomery, AL | The X-24A was flown 28 times in the program that, like the HL-10, validated the concept that a Space Shuttle vehicle could be landed unpowered. The fastest speed achieved by the X-24A was 1,036 miles per hour (1667 km/h or Mach 1.6). Its maximum altitude was 71,400 feet (21.8 km) . It was powered by an XLR-11 rocket engine with a maximum theoretical vacuum thrust of 8,480 pounds force (37.7 kN).
The X-24A was modified into the more stable X-24B with a entirely different shape in 1972. The bulbous shape of the X-24A was converted into a "flying flatiron" shape with a rounded top, flat bottom, and double delta platform that ended in a pointed nose. It was the basis for the Martin SV-5J. The X-24A shape was later borrowed for the X-38 Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) technology demonstrator for the International Space Station. X-24A pilots Jerauld R. Gentry - 13 flights John A. Manke - 12 flights Cecil W. Powell - 3 flights 09/28/2005 @ 16:49 [ref: 11357] |
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