DC-X / DC-XA Clipper Graham flight article
The single McDonnell Douglas DC-X flight article made eight tests in its original configuration before conversion into NASA’s DC-XA, also known as Clipper Graham. Its four 1996 flights demonstrated lightweight tanks, upgraded reaction control and a 26-hour turnaround. A landing-leg deployment failure on 31 July 1996 caused the article to fall over and burn. The DC-X and DC-XA histories describe successive configurations of this same physical vehicle.
Identity
- Aliases
- DC-X flight articleDC-XA flight articleClipper Graham
- Name
- DC-X / DC-XA Clipper Graham flight article
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- The single McDonnell Douglas DC-X flight article made eight tests in its original configuration before conversion into NASA’s DC-XA, also known as Clipper Graham. Its four 1996 flights demonstrated lightweight tanks, upgraded reaction control and a 26-hour turnaround. A landing-leg deployment failure on 31 July 1996 caused the article to fall over and burn. The DC-X and DC-XA histories describe successive configurations of this same physical vehicle.
- First Flight Date
- 1993-08-18
- Manufacturer
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:19:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:19:51 UTC
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- Last Flight Date
- 1996-07-31