The NASA M2-F1 was a lightweight, unpowered prototype aircraft, developed to flight-test the wingless lifting body concept. Its unusual appearance earned...

out of Reed's program was the NASA M2-F1, an unpowered craft made of wood. Initial tests were performed by towing the M2-F1 along a dry lakebed at Edwards...

success of Dryden's M2-F1 program led to NASA's development and construction of two heavyweight lifting bodies based on studies at NASA's Ames and Langley...

(240 kg/m2) Thrust/weight: 1.3 Comparable aircraft: X-24 M2-F1 M2-F2 HL-10 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Northrop M2-F3. NASA Dryden M2-F3 Photo...

fly; it followed the NASA M2-F1 in 1964, the Northrop HL-10 in (1966), the Northrop M2-F2 in 1966 and preceded the Northrop M2-F3 (1970). The X-24A was...

configuration, and era NASA M2-F1 Northrop M2-F2 Northrop M2-F3 Northrop HL-10 MiG-105 SpaceDev Dream Chaser "NASA X-38 Project Description". NASA. Retrieved 2015-04-18...

from their fuselages instead of wings, and tested the NASA M2-F1, Northrop M2-F2, Northrop M2-F3, Northrop HL-10, Martin Marietta X-24A, and the Martin...

This is a list of NASA aircraft. Throughout its history NASA has used several different types of aircraft on a permanent, semi-permanent, or short-term...

Hyper III – Lifting body remotely piloted vehicle NASA M2-F1 – Lifting body/re-entry vehicle NASA Pathfinder – Solar-powered aircraft Northrop F-5 Shaped...

11 mi (18 km, 9.6 nmi) Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,660 m) NASA M2-F1 Related lists List of NASA aircraft List of experimental aircraft Taylor 1973, p. 523...

in the hospital. He also made 17 NASA M2-F1, 2 other M2-F2 and 1 Northrop HL-10 lifting body flights. Portions of M2-F2 footage including Peterson's spectacular...

comparable role, configuration, and era Martin Marietta X-24 NASA M2-F1 Northrop M2-F2 Northrop M2-F3 X-38 Crew Return Vehicle Related lists List of experimental...

December 1963 and January 1964, Yeager completed five flights in the NASA M2-F1 lifting body. An accident during a December 1963 test flight in one of...

by California hot-rodder Bill Straub was used as a tow vehicle in the NASA M2-F1 program. Mild facelifting including new grilles and taillights highlighted...

McDonnell NF-4C Phantom II 63-7407 McDonnell RF-4C Phantom II 64-1004 NASA M2-F1 North American CT-39A Sabreliner 60-3505 North American F-86F Sabre 52-5241...

Thompson became the first person to fly a lifting body, the lightweight NASA M2-F1. The plywood and steel-tubing prototype was flown as a glider after being...

development of the Space Shuttle. He completed one NASA M2-F1, nine Northrop HL-10, nineteen Northrop M2-F3 and two Martin Marietta X-24B flights, for a...

lifting body aircraft and remotely piloted research aircraft programs for NASA at Dryden Flight Research Center. Reed, born on February 20, 1930, was an...

novelist Test pilot Milton Orville Thompson made the first flight of the NASA M2-F1, a wingless lifting body glider nicknamed the "flying bathtub". The lifting...

results including the design of the first lifting body entry vehicle, the NASA M2-F1, a research precursor to the Space Shuttle. Earlier work included development...

operates over a range of speeds, a smaller mass, m2, is connected to m1 by a spring and a damper, k2 and c2. F1 is the effective force on the motor due to its...

6 m/s) Northrop HL-10 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era NASA M2-F1 Glasair I Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page...

Air Prince NASA AD-1 NASA Centurion NASA Helios NASA Hyper III NASA M2-F1 NASA Paresev NASA Pathfinder NASA Pathfinder Plus NASA Puffin NASA Electric Aircraft...

qualities.: 16  From 2000 NASA went on to develop a remotely controlled research model with a 21-foot (6.4 m) wingspan. NASA has also jointly explored...

made his first air-towed flight in the NASA M2-F1 on July 16, 1965. He transitioned to the heavyweight Northrop M2-F2 lifting body which he first flew on...

Mark (June 20, 2011). "F1 Texan style". ESPN F1. ESPN Emea Ltd. Retrieved June 22, 2011. Collantine, Keith (November 16, 2012). "F1 drivers have positive...

on 11 July 2022. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) led Webb's design and development and partnered with two main agencies:...

during its service life: NM196F1: fitted with interior spall liners. NM196F3: F1 upgrade plus upgrades to the driveline, caterpillar diesel engine, add-on...

with the naked eye is about 6. Using the formula Δm = −2.5 log10(F1/F2), where Δm = m1 – m2 = 6 – 10 = –4 is the magnitude difference between the naked eye...

a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing. It is used for DoD, NASA, and Commercial payloads. It is America's longest-serving active rocket....