Experimental – History Travel US

ROLE	TAILESS AIRCRAFT PROTOTYPE
MANUFACTURER	NORTHROP
FIRST FLEW	DECEMBER 15,1948
MAXIMUM SPEED	625 MPH
LENGTH	22 FT 3 IN
WINGSPAN	26 FT 10 IN
HEIGHT	14 FT 10 IN
MAXIMUM TAKE OFF WEIGHT	7,280 LBS
ENGINE	2 X WESTINGHOUSE J30 WE-7/9 TURBOJET , 1600 LBF
THRUST	TRUST EACH

X-4 BATAM, DAYTON WRIGHT PATTERSON MUSEUM, DAYTON OHIO

MANUFACTURER	NORTHROP
FIRST FLEW	DEC 22,1966
MAXIMUM SPEED	4,520 MPH
LENGTH	50FT 9IN
WINGSPAN	22 FT 4 IN
HEIGHT	13FT 6 IN
MAXIMUM TAKE OFF WEIGHT	34,000 LBS
ENGINE	REACTION CONTROL XLR99, RM-2, LIQUID PROPELLANT ENGINE 70,400 LBR
THRUST	2.07

X-15 ONLY MANNED SPACEFLIGHT, SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM, WASHINGTON DC

MANUFACTURER	NORTHROP
FIRST FLEW	DECEMBER 22 1966
MAX SPEED	1,228
LENGTH	21 FT 2 IN
WINGSPAN	13FT 7 IN
HEIGHT	9FT 7 IN
MAXIMUM TAKEOFF	10,009LB
ENGINE	REACTION MOTOR XLR-11, FOUR CHAMBER ROCKET ENGINE
THRUST	8,000 LBF

HL- 10 : REAL ONE FLOWN, EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE MUSEUM

NASA AD-1, HILLER AIR MUSEUM, SAN CARLOS , CALIFORNIA

MANUFACTURER	BELL AIRCRAFT COMPANY
FIRST FLEW	JAN 19, 1946
MAX SPEED	957 MPH
LENGTH	30 FT 11 IN
WINGSPAN	28 FT
HEIGHT	10 FT
LOADED WEIGHT	12,250LB
ENGINE	REACTION MOTOR XLR-11-RM3 , LIQUID PROPELLANT
THRUST	6000 IBF

BELL X-1 : REAL ONE FLOWN, SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

MANUFACTURER	DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY
FIRST FLEW	FEBRUARY 4 1948
MAXIMUM SPEED	720 MPH 1,250 WHEN IN AIR
LENGTH	42 FT
WINGSPAN	25 FT
HEIGHT	22FT 8 IN
MAXIMUM TAKE OFF WEIGHT	15,266 LBS
ENGINE	1 X REACTION MOTORS XLR-8-RM-5, ROCKET ENGINE 6,000LBF
THRUST	0.39

DOUGLAS SKYROCKET, PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM

X-24 A – LIFTING BODY, US AIR FORCE MUSEUM, DAYTON, OH