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email: First Flight: Never
flown Mission: Proposed Delta-winged
space glider Major Accomplishments: None,
never flown Power Source: Titan III
booster Wing Span: 20ft, 5in
(6.22m)
Length: 35ft, 4in
(10.77) Maximum Achieved Speed:
N/A Maximum Achieved Altitude:
N/A Additional Information:
Designed for the U.S.A.F., was to have been the first
orbital glider, but program was cancelled after the mock-up
was completed. Test flights would have included glide drops
from B-52. The X-20 would have been covered with ceramic
heat-resistant material, much like the Space Shuttle. A
model of the X-20 is on display at the USAF Museum in
Dayton, Ohio.
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