#nasaliftingbody

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SIDE ANGLE VIEW OF THE X-24B - The NASA/Martin Marietta X-24B (modified from the original X-24A) in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. In 1972, the original X-24A Lifting Body was modified into the sleeker X-24B version. The lone original flew 28 times as the X-24A - and 36 times as the X-24B - between 1969 and 1975. Lifting Body technology would later be incorporated into Space Shuttle design. The North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie looms behind. Photo by Michael Huntington - June, 2016. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #X24A #X24B #NASALiftingBody #XB70Valkyrie #XPlanes #Hangar18 #AirForceMuseum #WrightPattersonAFB #DaytonOhio (at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force)

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LIFTING BODIES: THE X-24A AND THE X-24B - The NASA/Martin Marietta SV-5J modified into a mock-up of the X-24A (left) next to the X-24B (modified from the original al X-24A) in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. In 1972, the original X-24A Lifting Body was modified into the sleeker X-24B version which is on display next to the SV-5J modification (the replica is next to the real deal). The lone original flew 28 times as the X-24A - and 36 times as the X-24B - between 1969 and 1975. The SV-5J never flew. Lifting Body technology would later be incorporated into Space Shuttle design. The sleek and futuristic North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie looms behind. Photo by Michael Huntington - June, 2016. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #X24A #X24B #SV5J #NASALiftingBody #XB70Valkyrie #XPlanes #Hangar18 #AirForceMuseum #WrightPattersonAFB #DaytonOhio (at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force)