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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
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 US military program
The Martin Aircraft Company X-24 built as part of a 1963 to 1975 experimental US 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
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.
Martin Marietta X-24
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The Martin Marietta X-24 is an American experimental aircraft developed from a joint United States Air Force–NASA program named PILOT. It was designed and built to test lifting body concepts, experime
The X-24B in flight
The X-24B in flight
SV-5J displayed as the X-24A at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
SV-5J displayed as the X-24A at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
X-24B at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
X-24B at the National Museum of the United States Air Force