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To be launched by either a modified B-52 aircraft or a Titan III-C ballistic missile, the X-24C was designed to reach speeds of up to Mach 8 and cruise at Mach 6 for 40 seconds. Approximately $200 million was appropriated for development of two X-24C prototypes.
AVIATION & AEROSPACE. PHOTOGRAPHY. Lockheed X-24C made by the Skunk Works model shop and restored by Tony Landis.
The X-24C, begun as a NASA/USAF design study in 1974, was slated to be a Mach 8 “lifting body” follow-on to the wildly-successful-but-closed-out (1969) X-15 program.
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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] .
16 maj 2017 · Acting as a testbed for interchangeable scramjet prototypes the X-24C would be capable of speeds in the range of Mach 6-8, effectively picking up where the X-15A-2 had left off.
8 lis 2023 · LOCKHEED X-24C CONTRACTOR'S CONCEPT MODEL. Mixed material on wood base, Southwick Models, c. 1977, wingspan 7 1/2 inches, fuselage 15 inches, 9 1/2 inches tall, History of Science and Technology. 30 October – 8 November 2023, 12:00 PST. Online, Los Angeles. Sold for US$896 inc. premium. Submit your item online for a free auction estimate.
