Martin X-24B Lifting-Body Research Aircraft Family
The Martin X-24B was a heavily modified lifting-body research aircraft developed from the X-24A to test higher-performance atmospheric flight and precise runway landing. Its powered research flights exceeded 1,000 mph at altitudes around 60,000 to 70,000 feet, and the program demonstrated that a lifting body could glide and land on a runway like an airplane, informing later reusable spaceplane studies.
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Identity
- Aliases
- X-24BMartin X-24BLifting-body X-24B
- Family Name
- Martin X-24B
- Full Name
- Martin X-24B Lifting-Body Research Aircraft Family
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spaceplane
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- other
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Martin X-24B was a heavily modified lifting-body research aircraft developed from the X-24A to test higher-performance atmospheric flight and precise runway landing. Its powered research flights exceeded 1,000 mph at altitudes around 60,000 to 70,000 feet, and the program demonstrated that a lifting body could glide and land on a runway like an airplane, informing later reusable spaceplane studies.
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 02:52:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 02:52:58 UTC