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reentry configurations had validated the concept of piloted lifting body reentry from space. When the M2-F2 crashed on May 10, 1967, valuable information had already been obtained and was contributing to new designs.
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332:June 2, 1970
331:
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3069:
2633:Experimental
2440:Black Bullet
2366:
2330:Experimental
1477:
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1433:Manufacturer
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245:- 19 flights
222:
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195:
183:
170:
163:
158:lifting body
148:
131:lifting body
126:
124:
94:First flight
79:Primary user
53:Manufacturer
2785:26–50
2445:Black Widow
2198:CF-5/CF-116
1262:Performance
1250:Powerplant:
145:Development
97:2 June 1970
3112:Categories
3098:Unofficial
2890:X-44 (UAV)
2885:X-44 MANTA
2642:1–25
2540:See also:
2530:Tigershark
2377:Tacit Blue
2279:Transports
2076:A-17/Nomad
2019:'P' series
1473:'N' series
1226:Wing area:
275:NASA M2-F3
257:- 1 flight
114:NASA M2-F1
2943:51–
1214:Wingspan:
1189:Data from
1164:00:06:30
1142:M2-F3 #27
1133:00:06:23
1111:M2-F3 #26
1100:00:05:32
1078:M2-F3 #25
1069:00:05:57
1047:M2-F3 #24
1036:00:06:17
1014:M2-F3 #23
1005:00:06:04
983:M2-F3 #22
974:00:06:18
952:M2-F3 #21
943:00:05:59
921:M2-F3 #20
910:00:06:16
888:M2-F3 #19
879:00:06:07
857:M2-F3 #18
848:00:06:27
826:M2-F3 #17
817:00:06:16
795:M2-F3 #16
786:00:06:15
764:M2-F3 #15
755:00:07:00
733:M2-F3 #14
724:00:07:31
702:M2-F3 #13
693:00:06:31
671:M2-F3 #12
662:00:03:35
640:M2-F3 #11
631:00:03:30
609:M2-F3 #10
600:00:06:30
569:00:06:55
538:00:05:53
507:00:05:48
476:00:04:01
445:00:06:17
414:00:03:56
383:00:03:48
350:00:03:38
314:Comments
311:Duration
308:Altitude
291:Flight #
198:Bill Dana
3038:See also
2510:Scorpion
2505:Reporter
2400:Aircraft
2263:Trainers
2152:Fighters
1425:Northrop
1346:See also
578:M2-F3 #9
547:M2-F3 #8
516:M2-F3 #7
485:M2-F3 #6
454:M2-F3 #5
423:M2-F3 #4
392:M2-F3 #3
361:M2-F3 #2
328:M2-F3 #1
303:Velocity
58:Northrop
2587:X-plane
2495:Pioneer
2465:Dervish
2402:engines
2095:Bombers
2052:By role
1303:Gallery
1220:Height:
1208:Length:
1161:21,800
1158:71,500
1130:20,300
1127:66,700
1097:20,800
1094:68,300
1085:Powell
1066:20,600
1063:67,500
1054:Powell
1033:20,300
1030:66,700
1002:14,300
999:46,800
990:Powell
971:21,700
968:71,300
940:14,400
937:47,100
907:20,200
904:66,300
876:20,300
873:66,700
845:14,000
842:46,000
814:20,300
811:66,700
783:20,500
780:67,200
771:Gentry
752:18,600
749:60,900
721:14,300
718:46,800
690:21,600
687:70,800
659:14,000
656:45,000
628:13,000
625:42,000
597:20,500
594:67,300
566:19,000
563:62,000
535:18,400
532:60,500
504:14,000
501:45,000
473:14,000
470:45,000
461:Gentry
442:15,800
439:51,900
411:14,000
408:45,000
380:14,000
377:45,000
347:14,000
344:45,000
305:(km/h)
289:Vehicle
102:Retired
89:History
2520:Spirit
2500:Raider
2485:Hornet
2455:Chukar
2450:Boojum
2430:Bantam
2357:MX-334
2352:MX-324
2316:YC-125
2136:Drones
2059:Attack
1275:Range:
1155:1,378
1152:1.294
1149:Manke
1124:1,712
1121:1.613
1091:1,265
1088:1.191
1060:1,432
1057:1.348
1027:1,524
1024:1.435
1021:Manke
993:0.906
965:1,292
962:1.213
959:Manke
931:0.905
928:Manke
901:1,455
898:1.370
870:1,424
867:1.340
836:0.880
808:1,344
805:1.266
777:1,168
774:1.101
746:1,049
743:0.989
712:0.811
684:1,357
681:1.274
650:0.739
619:0.728
591:1,164
588:1.095
560:1,035
557:0.974
526:0.930
495:0.773
464:0.707
433:0.809
402:0.630
371:0.660
338:0.688
297:Pilot
64:Status
3080:XQ-67
3075:XQ-58
3070:M2-F3
3065:M2-F2
3060:M2-F1
3055:HL-10
3050:HiMAT
2917:X-47C
2912:X-47B
2881:X-44
2769:X-24C
2525:Talon
2515:Snark
2490:Nomad
2480:Gamma
2460:Delta
2425:Alpha
2418:Names
2372:HL-10
2367:M2-F3
2362:M2-F2
2311:C-100
2301:Delta
2296:Gamma
2286:Alpha
2254:N-204
2249:N-165
2239:RF-61
2218:YF-23
2208:F-18L
2203:YF-17
2174:XP-79
2164:XP-56
2107:YB-49
2102:YB-35
2081:N-3PB
2071:XA-16
2066:YA-13
2010:N-381
2005:N-370
2000:N-353
1995:N-330
1990:N-322
1985:N-321
1980:N-320
1975:N-311
1970:N-307
1965:N-306
1960:N-305
1955:N-304
1950:N-303
1945:N-302
1940:N-301
1935:N-300
1930:N-285
1925:N-267
1920:N-251
1915:N-250
1910:N-205
1905:N-204
1900:N-165
1895:N-156
1890:N-155
1885:N-151
1880:N-150
1875:N-149
1870:N-144
1865:N-141
1860:N-138
1855:N-135
1850:N-134
1845:N-133
1840:N-132
1835:N-124
1830:N-117
1825:N-112
1820:N-111
1815:N-110
1810:N-105
1805:N-103
1800:N-102
1591:N-25A
1464:Delta
1459:Gamma
1449:Alpha
1372:HL-10
1367:M2-F2
1362:M2-F1
1202:Crew:
1118:Dana
895:Dana
864:Dana
833:Dana
802:Dana
740:Dana
709:Dana
678:Dana
647:Dana
616:Dana
585:Dana
554:Dana
523:Dana
492:Dana
430:Dana
399:Dana
368:Dana
335:Dana
300:Mach
294:Date
155:M2-F2
151:M2-F1
22:M2-F3
3045:AD-1
3025:X-66
3020:X-65
3015:X-64
3010:X-63
3005:X-62
3000:X-61
2995:X-60
2990:X-59
2985:X-58
2980:X-57
2975:X-56
2970:X-55
2965:X-54
2960:X-53
2955:X-52
2950:X-51
2934:X-50
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