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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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Pilot Major Cecil Powell and the X-24A on Lakebed
Title
Pilot Major Cecil Powell and the X-24A on Lakebed
Title
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Full Description:
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Air Force pilot Major Cecil Powell stands in front of the X-24A after a research flight. Built for the Air Force by Martin Marietta, the X-24A was a bulbous vehicle shaped like a tear drop, with three vertical fins at the rear for directional control. It weighed 6,270 pounds, was just over 24 feet long, and had a width of nearly 14 feet. The first unpowered glide flight of the X-24A was on April 17, 1969. The pilot was Air Force Major Jerauld Gentry. Gentry also piloted the vehicle on its first powered flight March 19, 1970. It was flown 28 times in a program which, like the HL-10, helped validate the concept that a space shuttle vehicle could be landed unpowered. Fastest speed in the X-24A was l,036 mph (Mach 1.6). The pilot was John Manke, who also reached the highest altitude in the vehicle, 71,400 feet. He was also the pilot on its final flight June 4, 1971. The X-24A was later modified with a different nose configuration and became the X-24B.
Full_Description
Air Force pilot Major Cecil Powell stands in front of the X-24A after a research flight. Built for the Air Force by Martin Marietta, the X-24A was a bulbous vehicle shaped like a tear drop, with three vertical fins at the rear for directional control. It weighed 6,270 pounds, was just over 24 feet long, and had a width of nearly 14 feet. The first unpowered glide flight of the X-24A was on April 17, 1969. The pilot was Air Force Major Jerauld Gentry. Gentry also piloted the vehicle on its first powered flight March 19, 1970. It was flown 28 times in a program which, like the HL-10, helped validate the concept that a space shuttle vehicle could be landed unpowered. Fastest speed in the X-24A was l,036 mph (Mach 1.6). The pilot was John Manke, who also reached the highest altitude in the vehicle, 71,400 feet. He was also the pilot on its final flight June 4, 1971. The X-24A was later modified with a different nose configuration and became the X-24B.
Full Description
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Date:
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01/01/1971
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NASA Center:
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Dryden Flight Research Center
NASA_Center
Dryden Flight Research Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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X-Series Aircraft
Subject_Category
X-Series Aircraft
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Top 20 Dryden Aircraft
Subject_Category
Top 20 Dryden Aircraft
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Center
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Keywords:
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Research
Keywords
Research
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Body
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Keywords:
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NASA
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Keywords:
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Flight
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Keywords:
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Lifting
Keywords
Lifting
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Keywords:
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X-24
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Keywords:
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X-24A
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Keywords:
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X-24B
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Keywords:
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Major
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Keywords:
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Cecil
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Keywords:
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Powell
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
facet_where
Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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April 17, 1969
facet_when
April 17, 1969
facet_when
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facet_when:
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March 19, 1970
facet_when
March 19, 1970
facet_when
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facet_when:
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June 4, 1971
facet_when
June 4, 1971
facet_when
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facet_when:
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01-01-1971
facet_when
01-01-1971
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1970
facet_when_year
1970
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1971
facet_when_year
1971
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1969
facet_when_year
1969
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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E-22715
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0222
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0222
UID
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Center:
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DFRC
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Center Number:
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E-22715
Center_Number
E-22715
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000222
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-000222
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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