SP-4220 Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story

Graph showing cross range distances in miles plotted against hypersonic lift over drag for several vehicles returning from orbit. Notice that the <<race horse>> vehicles such as the X-24B and Hyper III have the greatest cross-range capability- around 2,500 miles.

Graph showing cross range distances in miles plotted against hypersonic lift over drag for several vehicles returning from orbit. Notice that the "race horse" vehicles such as the X-24B and Hyper III have the greatest cross-range capability- around 2,500 miles.

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