Howdy Guys and Gals,
The X-24 was one of a group of lifting bodies flown by the NASA Flight Research Center (now Dryden Flight Research Center) in a joint program with the U.S. Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base in California from 1963 to 1975. The lifting bodies were used to demonstrate the ability of pilots to maneuver and safely land wingless vehicles designed to fly back to Earth from space and be landed like an airplane at a predetermined site. This research was for use in the design of the United states Space shuttle.
The X-24 was built by Martin Marietta and flown from Edwards AFB, California. The X-24A was the fourth lifting body design to fly, it followed the NASA M2-F1 in 1964, the Northrop HL-10 in (1966), the Northrop M2-F2 in 1968 and preceded the Northrop M2-F3 (1970).
Anyway, this is my latest model, the X-24A, the X-24B to follow sometime in the future (They came as a set manufactured by Mach 2 models).
There were too many leaves in my driveway and with my neck in the shape its in, i wasnt about to try to rake them, so here is the X-24 sitting ontop of my pick-up trucks hood.
Anyway, I am considering trying to build another model today, maybe the XF2Y-1 SEA DART or the HU-16 ALBATROSS (in USCG markings)
Have a good day,
Greg
The X-24 was one of a group of lifting bodies flown by the NASA Flight Research Center (now Dryden Flight Research Center) in a joint program with the U.S. Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base in California from 1963 to 1975. The lifting bodies were used to demonstrate the ability of pilots to maneuver and safely land wingless vehicles designed to fly back to Earth from space and be landed like an airplane at a predetermined site. This research was for use in the design of the United states Space shuttle.
The X-24 was built by Martin Marietta and flown from Edwards AFB, California. The X-24A was the fourth lifting body design to fly, it followed the NASA M2-F1 in 1964, the Northrop HL-10 in (1966), the Northrop M2-F2 in 1968 and preceded the Northrop M2-F3 (1970).
Anyway, this is my latest model, the X-24A, the X-24B to follow sometime in the future (They came as a set manufactured by Mach 2 models).
There were too many leaves in my driveway and with my neck in the shape its in, i wasnt about to try to rake them, so here is the X-24 sitting ontop of my pick-up trucks hood.
Anyway, I am considering trying to build another model today, maybe the XF2Y-1 SEA DART or the HU-16 ALBATROSS (in USCG markings)
Have a good day,
Greg
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