SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969-1978
 

Table 5-16. Lifting Body Flight Log, 1969-1975

 

No.

Date

Flight no.*

Pilot

Max.alt.(m)

Max.Speed(km/hr)

Max.Mach(sec.)

Flight time

Remarks

.

1969

.

31

04-17

H-1-2

Jerauld R. Gentry (USAF)

14 450

763

.72

217

.

32

04-17

H-15-27

John A. Manke (NASA)

16 070

973

.99

4003

3 Chambers activated

33

04-25

H-16-28

William H. Dana (NASA)

13 720

743

.70

252

.

34

05-08

X-2-3

Gentry

13 720

735

.69

253

.

35

05-09

H-17-29

Manke

16 250

1197

1.13

410

3 chambers activated

36

05-20

H-18-30

Dana

14 970

959

.09

414

.

37

05-28

H-19-31

Manke

18 960

1311

1.24

398

2 chambers activated

38

06-06-

H-20-32

Peter C. Hong (USAF)

13 720

727

.67

231

.

39

06-19

H-21-33

Manke

19 540

1483

1.40

378

2 chambers activated

40

06-23

H-22-34

Dana

19 450

1350

1.27

373

2 chambers activated

41

08-06

H-23-35

Manke

23 190

1641

1.54

372

First 4-chambered flight

42

08-21

X-3-5

Gentry

12 190

615

.58

270

.

43

09-03

H-24-37

Dana

23 760

1541

1.45

414

4 chambers activated

44

09-09

X-4-7

Gentry

12 190

647

.59

232

4 chambers activated

45

09-18

H-25-39

Manke

24 140

1340

1.26

426

4 chambers activated

46

09-24

X-5-8

Gentry

12 190

637

.59

257

.

47

09-30

H-26-40

Hoag

16 380

780

.92

436

2 chambers activated

48

10-22

X-6-10

Manke

12 190

623

.59

238

.

49

10-27

H-27-41

Dana

18 470

1675

1.58

417

.

50

11-03

H-28-42

Hoag

19 540

1482

1.40

438

.

51

11-13

X-7-11

Gentry

13 720

687

.65

270

.

52

11-17

H-29-43

Dana

19-690

1693

1.59

408

.

53

11-21

H-30-44

Hoag

24 169

1532

1.43

378

.

54

11-25

X-8-12

Gentry

13 720

730

.69

266

.

55

12-12

H-31-46

Dana

24 370

1401

1.31

428

.

.

1970

.

56

01-19

H-32-47

Hoag

26 410

1398

1.31

410

.

57

01-26

H-33-48

Dana

26 730

1443

1.35

411

.

58

02-18

H-34-49

Hoag

20 520

1976

1.86

380

Max. speed For HL-10

59

02-24

X-9-14

Gentry

14 326

819

.77

258

.

60

02-27

H-35-51

Dana

27 524

1400

1.3.1

416

Max. alt For HL-10

61

03-19

X-10-15

Gentry

13 533

919

.87

434

First Powered X-24 Flight

62

04-02

X-11-17

Manke

17 892

919

.87

435

.

63

04-22

X-12-17

Gentry

17 587

981

.93

408

.

64

05 14

X-13-18

Manke

13 594

795

.75

513

2 chambers activated

65

06 02

M-17-26

Dana

13 716

755

.69

218

First M2-F3 Flight

66

06-11

H-36-52

Hoag

13 716

809

.74

202

.

67

06-17

X-14-19

Manke

18 593

1051

.99

432

.

68

07-17

H-37-53

Hoag

13 716

803

.73

252

.

69

07-21

M-18-27

Dana

13 716

708

.66

228

.

70

07-28

X-15-20

Gentry

17 678

996

.94

388

.

71

08-11

X-16-21

Manke

19 477

1047

.99

413

.

72

08-26

X-17-22

Gentry

12 649

737

.69

479

2 chambers activated

73

10-14

X-18-23

Manke

20 696

1261

1.19

411

First Supersonic Flight

74

10-27

X-19-24

Manke

21 763

1446

1.36

417

.

75

11-02

M-19-28

Dana

13 716

690

.63

236

.

76

11-20

X-20-25

Gentry

20 604

1456

1.37

432

.

77

11-25

M-20-29

Dana

15 819

859

.81

377

First Powered Flight for M2-F3

No.

Date

Flight no.*

Pilot

Max. alt. (m)

Max. Speed (km/hr)

Max. Mach (sec.)

Flight time

Remarks

.

1971

.

78

01-21

X-21-26

Manke

15 819

1093

1.03

462

.

79

02-04

X-22-27

Cecil Powell (USAF)

13 716

700

.66

235

.

80

02-09

M-21-30

Gentry

13 716

755

.71

241

.

81

02-18

X-23-28

Manke

20 544

1606

1.51

447

.

82

02-26

M-22-31

Dana

13 716

821

.77

348

.

83

03-01

X-24-29

Powell

17 343

1064

1.00

437

.

84

03-29

X-25-30

Manke

21 888

1667

1.60

446

Max speed For X-24

85

05-12

X-26-32

Powell

21 610

1477

1.39

423

.

86

05-25

X-27-33

Manke

19 903

1265

1.19

548

3 chambers activated

87

06-04

X-28-34

Manke

16 581

867

.82

517

Final X-24A flight

88

07-23

M-23-34

Dana

18 440

788

.93

353

.

89

08-09

M-24-35

Dana

18 898

1035

.97

415

.

90

08-25

M-25-37

Dana

20 513

1163

1.10

390

First M-2 Supersonic Flight

91

09-24

M-26-38

Dana

12 802

772

.73

210

.

92

11-15

M-26-39

Dana

13 716

784

.74

215

.

No.

Date

Flight no.*

Pilot

Max. alt. (m)

Max. Speed (km/hr)

Max. Mach (sec.)

Flight time

Remarks

.

1972

.

93

12-01

M-28-40

Dana

21 580

1356

1.27

391

.

94

12-16

M-29-41

Dana

14 265

861

.81

451

.

95

07-25

M-30-45

Dana

18 562

1049

.99

420

.

96

08-11

M-31-46

Dana

20 480

1168

1.10

375

.

97

08-24

M-32-47

Dana

20-330

1344

1.27

376

.

98

09-12

M-33-48

Dana

14 020

935

.88

387

.

99

09-27

M-34-49

Dana

20 330

1424

1.34

366.5

.

100

10-05

M-35-50

Dana

20 210

1455

1.37

376

.

101

10-19

M-36-51

Manke

14 360

961

.91

359

.

102

11-01

M-37-52

Manke

21 730

1292

1.21

378

.

103

11-09

M-38-53

Powell

14 260

961

.91

364

.

104

11-21

M-39-54

Manke

20 330

1524

1.44

377

.

105

11-29

M-40-55

Powell

20 570

1432

1.35

357

.

106

12-06

M-41-56

Powell

20 820

1265

1.19

332

.

107

12-13

M-42-57

Dana

20 330

1712

1.613

383

Max. speed For M-2

108

12-21

M-43-58

Manke

21 790

1377

1.29

390

Last M2-F3 Flight; max Alt.

No.

Date

Flight no.*

Pilot

Max. alt. (m)

Max. Speed (km/hr)

Max. Mach (sec.)

Flight time (sec)

Remarks

.

1973

.

109

08-01

B-1-3

Manke

12 190

740

0.65

252

First glide Flight for X-24B

110

08-17

B-2-4

Manke

13 720

722

.66

267

.

111

08-31

B-3-5

Manke

13 720

771

.73

277

.

112

09-18

B-4-6

Manke

13 720

724

.69

271

.

113

10-04

B-5-9

Michael V.Love (USAF)

13 720

732

.69

279

.

114

11-15

B-6-13

Manke

16 080

961

.92

404

First X-24B Powered Flight

115

12-12

B-7-14

Manke

19 080

1038

.99

307

.

.

1974

.

116

02-15

B-8-15

Love

13 720

724

.68

307

.

117

05-05

B-9-16

Manke

18 390

1139

1.09

437

First X-24B Supersonic Flight

118

04-30

B-10-21

Love

15 860

930

.88

419

.

119

05-24

B-11-22

Manke

17 060

1212

1.14

448

.

120

06-14

B-12-23

Love

19 970

1303

1.23

405

.

121

06-28

B-13-24

Manke

20 770

1480

1.39

427

.

122

08-08

B-14-25

Love

23 370

1644

1.54

395

.

123

08-29

B-15-26

Manke

22 080

1170

1.10

467

.

124

10-25

B-16-27

Love

21 990

1873

1.76

417

Max. speed For X-24B

125

11-15

B-17-28

Manke

21 960

1722

1.62

481

.

126

12-17

B-18-29

Love

20 960

1667

1.59

420

.

No.

Date

Flight No.*

Pilot

Max. alt.(m)

Max. speed(km/hr)

Max. Mach

Flight time (sec.)

Remarks

.

1975

.

127

01-14

B-19-30

Manke

22 180

1862

1.75

477

.

128

03-20

B-20-32

Love

21 450

1537

1.44

409

.

129

04-18

B-21-33

Manke

17 650

1279

1.20

450

.

130

05-06

B-22-34

Love

22 370

1541

1.44

448

.

131

05-22

B-23-35

Manke

22 580

1744

1.63

461

Max. alt. For X-24B

132

06-06

B-24-36

Love

21 980

1786

1.68

474

.

133

06-25

B-25-38

Manke

17 680

1427

1.34

426

.

134

07-15

B-26-39

Love

21 180

1685

1.58

415

.

135

08-05

B-27-40

Manke

18 290

1381

1.23

420

.

136

08-20

B-28-41

Love

21 950

1625

1.58

420

.

137

09-09

B-29-42

Dana

21 640

1593

1.50

435

.

138

09-23

B-30-43

Dana

17 680

1255

1.20

438

Last Rocket-Powered Flight

139

10-09

B-31-44

EinarEnvevoldson(NASA)

13 720

724

.70

251

.

140

10-21

B-32-45

Francis R. Scobee (USAF)

13 720

743

.70

255

.

141

11-03

B-33-46

Thomas McMurty

13 720

734

.70

248

.

142

11-12

B-34-47

Enevoldson

13 720

734

.70

241

.

143

11-19

B-35-48

Scobee

13 720

740

.70

249

.

144

11-26

B-36-49

McMurtry

17 720

740

.70

245

Last lifting Body flight

* Vehicle letter code, plus flight number of that particular vehicle, plus B-52 carrier flight number (M=M2-F3, H=HL-10, X=X-24, B=X-24B).

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