Martin-Marietta X-24B (1973)
Experimental Lifting Body
Price: TBD
STATUS: COMING SOON!
Price: TBD
STATUS: COMING SOON!
About the Design
The Martin Marietta X-24B was one of five experimental "lifting bodies" developed by NASA during the 1960s and 1970s to determine the characteristics necessary for controlled, unpowered descent from orbit.
The X-24B was the fifth and final lifting body design NASA tested prior to finalizing the Space Shuttle design. Its angular, arrowhead shape was a radical departure from the bulbous X-24A from which it was adapted. In all, the X-24B made 36 test flights, reaching a top speed of 1,166 mph and a maximum altitude of 74,130. Its final powered flight on November 26, 1975, was piloted by Thomas C. McMurtry, who also had the honor of flying the X-15's last flight some seven years previous. |
About the Model
This will be the fourth of our complete NASA Lifting Body series in 1:48 scale! To reserve your copy, email FantasticPlast@aol.com. |