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 Dryden Home > Collections > Movies Home > X-24A > EM-0054-03 |
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X-24A high altitude ascent during test flight |
| Movie Number |
EM-0054-03
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| Movie Date |
circa 1970
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| Formats | 160x120 QuickTime Movie (1.2 MB) 320x240 QuickTime Movie (2.3 MB) 480x360 QuickTime Movie (3.5 MB) 640x480 QuickTime Movie (5.7 MB) |
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Still photos of this aircraft are available in several resolutions at http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-24/index.html |
| Description |
This 32 second movie shows a X-24A high altitude ascent during test flight. The X-24 was one of a group of lifting bodies flown by the NASA Flight Research Center (now Dryden Flight Research Center), Edwards, California, in a joint program with the U.S. Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base from 1963 to 1975. The lifting bodies were used to demonstrate the ability of pilots to maneuver and safely land wingless vehicles designed to fly back to Earth from space and be landed like an airplane at a predetermined site. |
| Keywords | Dryden; X-24A; lifting body; landing; high altitude ascent; test flight |
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Last Modified: August 29, 2003 |
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