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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:aircraft
Aerodynamic vehicle
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gptkbp:advantage
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efficient reentry profile
lower lift-to-drag ratio than winged aircraft
potential for horizontal landing
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gptkbp:characteristic
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generates lift primarily from fuselage shape
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gptkbp:developedBy
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1960s
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gptkbp:excludes
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conventional wings
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gptkbp:hasApplication
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emergency crew return vehicles
experimental aircraft research
spaceplane concepts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lifting body aircraft
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gptkbp:influenced
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Space Shuttle design
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gptkbp:notableExample
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gptkb:Northrop_M2-F1
gptkb:X-24A
gptkb:X-24B
gptkb:HL-10
gptkb:Northrop_M2-F2
gptkb:Martin_X-24
gptkb:Northrop_M2-F3
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gptkbp:purpose
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study reentry and landing of space vehicles
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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flying wing
blended wing body
lifting surface
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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gptkb:Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Dryden_Flight_Research_Center
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gptkbp:testedBy
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gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:NASA
gptkb:US_Air_Force
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gptkbp:usedIn
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aerospace research
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Air_Force_Flight_Test_Museum
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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