Martin X-24A (1969)
Experimental Lifting Body
Price: TBD
STATUS: COMING IN 2016!
Price: TBD
STATUS: COMING IN 2016!
About the Design
The Martin X-24A was one of five heavy experimental "lifting bodies" developed by NASA during the 1960s and 1970s to determine the characteristics necessary for controlled, unpowered descent from orbit.
First flown at Edwards Air Force Base on April 17, 1969, the X-24A was the fourth lifting body to fly. The aircraft made a total of 28 flights, reaching a maximum altitude of 71,400 feet (21.8 km) and a maximums speed of 1,036 mph (1,667 km/hr), or Mach 1.4. In 1972, NASA converted the bulbous X-24A into the angular X-24B for subsequent testing. Lessons learned from the X-24A and its sister lifting bodies were subsequently incorporated into the design for the American Space Shuttle. |
About the Model
This will be the second of our complete NASA Lifting Body series in 1:48 scale! To reserve your copy, email FantasticPlast@aol.com. |