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30 maj 2021 · The Lockheed L-301, also called the X-24C, though this designation was never officially assigned, was an experimental hypersonic aircraft project. As the North American Aviation X-15 program wound down in the mid-1960s, NASA and the USAF considered follow-on hypersonic test aircraft.
8 lis 2023 · The Lockheed Skunk Works X-24C, internally designated the L-301, was developed by the NASA/United States Air Force organization National Hypersonic Flight Research Facility (NHFRF) as a scramjet-powered follow up to the North American X-15 and Martin Marietta X-24B and would be capable of Mach 6-8.
The vehicle launched at 31.75 Mg from the B-52 can cruise for 40 seconds at Mach 6.78 on scramjets. Without scramjets it can approach Mach 8 with a 453.6 Kg payload or do 70 seconds of cruise at Mach 6 with a 2.27 Mg payload. Reduction in cost is possible with a vehicle scaled to a lesser mass and capability.
18 lis 2023 · The scramjet engine would propel the X-24C at sustained speeds in excess of Mach 6, reaching intended peak speeds that were higher than Mach 8, or more than 6,130 miles per hour.
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.
The X-24C Hypersonic Research Vehicle, configured with a heat-sink structure, a launch mass limit of 31.75 Mg and powered by an LR-105 Rocket Engine plus 12 LR-101 Sustainer Engines, was found to be the more cost effective of the candidate configurations.
Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed X-24C, an ambitious hypersonic aircraft project from the late 1970s, was canceled due to budget constraints, leaving its potential unfulfilled.-Developed by NASA and the USAF's National Hypersonic Flight Research Facility, the X-24C aimed to build on the...
