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Hybrid airship
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A hybrid airship is a powered aircraft that obtains some of its lift as a lighter-than-air airship and some from aerodynamic lift as a heavier-than-air aerodyne.
The HAV 304 dynastat, seen bow-on
The HAV 304 dynastat, seen bow-on
Lifting body
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A lifting body is a fixed-wing aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which the body itself produces lift. In contrast to a flying wing, which is a wing with minimal or no conventional fuselage, a li
Hybrid airship
…lighter-than-air (LTA) airship and some from aerodynamic lift as a heavier-than-air aerodyne. A dynastat is a hybrid airship with fixed wings and/or a lifting body and is typically intended for long-endurance flights. It requires forward flight to create the aerodynamic lift component. A rotastat is a hybrid airship…
US X-24A, M2-F3 and HL-10 lifting bodies
US X-24A, M2-F3 and HL-10 lifting bodies
The Martin Aircraft Company X-24 built as part of a 1963-to-1975 experimental U.S. military program
The Martin Aircraft Company X-24 built as part of a 1963-to-1975 experimental U.S. military program
Burnelli General Airborne Transport XCG-16, a lifting body aircraft (1944)
Burnelli General Airborne Transport XCG-16, a lifting body aircraft (1944)
This F-15D Eagle was able to successfully maintain control and perform an emergency landing after a mid-air collision in 1983 that resulted in the los
This F-15D Eagle was able to successfully maintain control and perform an emergency landing after a mid-air collision in 1983 that resulted in the loss of one of its wings, in part due to lift generated from its fuselage.