@Scroungeman... No! The opening sequence shows a Northrop HL-10 being dropped. The crash sequence is of Bruce Petersen's accident in the Northrop M2-F2 - you should check out the NASA Dryden Movies.
It's at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. It's in the Research and development section on the main base. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.
also, did it reach its high speed just by falling down from that altitude? are lifting bodies capable of taking off by themselves conventionally or do they need assistance?
@andykop0615 Yes. It was used as a research vehicle for the development of the Space Shuttle. Basically to test the unpowered glide characteristics of a lifting body.
Isn't that the one Steve Austin crashed in "The Six Million Dollar Man"?
Scroungeman 9 months ago
@Scroungeman... No! The opening sequence shows a Northrop HL-10 being dropped. The crash sequence is of Bruce Petersen's accident in the Northrop M2-F2 - you should check out the NASA Dryden Movies.
sticksman1 7 months ago
this is a cool video. i wish someone would post Manke's flight in the HL-10 (NASA film - Flight Without Wings)
TracyAndersonFoxhunt 1 year ago
Is this newer or better than the HL-10 lifting body?
andykop0615 1 year ago
Yes, the HL-10 first flew in 1966. The X-24 first flew in 1969.
jaglavaksoldier 1 year ago
do you know if they still have one of these in a museum or something? I went to the smithsonian but i dont think i saw it there.
andykop0615 1 year ago
It's at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. It's in the Research and development section on the main base. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.
MrWhattheFoxHat 1 year ago
also, did it reach its high speed just by falling down from that altitude? are lifting bodies capable of taking off by themselves conventionally or do they need assistance?
andykop0615 1 year ago
@andykop0615 Yes. It was used as a research vehicle for the development of the Space Shuttle. Basically to test the unpowered glide characteristics of a lifting body.
jaglavaksoldier 1 year ago