NASA Lifting Body Program

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aerospace research program
gptkbp:contributedTo orbital reentry vehicle technology
gptkbp:demonstrates aerodynamic stability of lifting bodies
controlled unpowered landings
gptkbp:developedAircraft gptkb:X-24A
gptkb:X-24B
gptkb:HL-10
gptkb:M2-F1
gptkb:M2-F2
M2-F3
gptkbp:endDate 1975
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA Lifting Body Program
gptkbp:influenced Space Shuttle design
gptkbp:location gptkb:NASA_Dryden_Flight_Research_Center
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Chuck_Yeager
gptkb:Bill_Dana
gptkb:John_Manke
gptkb:Bruce_Peterson
gptkb:Milt_Thompson
gptkbp:notableTestFlight M2-F2 crash (1967)
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:purpose study of wingless, lifting body aircraft for reentry and landing
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:X-planes
reusable spacecraft research
lifting body concept
gptkbp:startDate 1963
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HL-10
gptkb:M2-F3_Lifting_Body
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7