Aircraft 66-13551 Data
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66-13551
1972 Martin Marietta X-24B, c/n 2
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Airframe Info
| Manufacturer | Martin Marietta |
| Model | X-24B Search all Martin Marietta X-24B |
| Year built | 1972 |
| Construction Number (C/N) | 2 |
| Number of Seats | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 3 |
| Engine Type | Unknown |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model | Thiokol XLR11-RM-13 & 2 rockets |
Aircraft
| Registration Number | 66-13551 |
| Current Status | Preserved |
Owner
| Owner | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Address |
, Dayton, OH United States |
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Helicopterfriend, 2025-08-06 16:40:24
The Air Force returned the X-24A to the Martin Marietta Corporation — as Martin Aircraft Company became after a merger — for modifications that converted its bulbous shape into one resembling a "flying flatiron", i.e., rounded top, flat bottom, and a double delta platform that ended in a pointed nose.
Glenn E. Chatfield, 2007-11-23 05:00:00
In addition to the main Thiokol XLR11-RM-13 engine, the X-24B was powered by two 500 lb. th. hydrogen peroxide rockets.
66-13551
Martin Marietta X-24A (SV-5J), c/n 2
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Airframe Info
| Manufacturer | Martin Marietta |
| Model | X-24A (SV-5J) Search all Martin Marietta X-24A (SV-5J) |
| Construction Number (C/N) | 2 |
| Aircraft Type | Fixed wing single engine |
| Number of Seats | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Engine Type | Turbojet |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model | Pratt & Whitney J60 |
Aircraft
| Registration Number | 66-13551 |
| Current Status | Preserved |
Owner
| Owner | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Address |
, United States |
User Comments
Glenn E. Chatfield, 2017-05-04 09:38:52
From Wikipedia:
After learning about a remark by Chuck Yeager, that he would like to have some jet-powered lifting bodies for training purposes, Martin designed and built, on their own initiative, two examples of the SV-5J.[1]
The SV-5J was a jet-powered version of the rocket-powered X-24A. The SV-5J had identical dimensions to the X-24A, but was powered by a single Pratt & Whitney J60-PW-1 jet engine of 1360 kgf, in place of the X-24A's Reaction Motors XLR-11-RM-13 rocket engine. Martin also manufactured a full-scale, unflyable, mock-up of the SV-5J. (Confusion over number built may be due to the mock-up being included in the production list.)
Martin were unable to convince Milt Thompson to fly the SV-5J, even after offering a $20,000 bonus. Both examples remained unflown.
As the original X-24A was converted to X-24B, one of the SV-5Js eventually was converted to represent the X-24A, for display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, besides the original X-24B.
See also the NMUSAF info page about this aircraft.
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195755/martin%E2%80%90x%E2%80%90 24a/
After learning about a remark by Chuck Yeager, that he would like to have some jet-powered lifting bodies for training purposes, Martin designed and built, on their own initiative, two examples of the SV-5J.[1]
The SV-5J was a jet-powered version of the rocket-powered X-24A. The SV-5J had identical dimensions to the X-24A, but was powered by a single Pratt & Whitney J60-PW-1 jet engine of 1360 kgf, in place of the X-24A's Reaction Motors XLR-11-RM-13 rocket engine. Martin also manufactured a full-scale, unflyable, mock-up of the SV-5J. (Confusion over number built may be due to the mock-up being included in the production list.)
Martin were unable to convince Milt Thompson to fly the SV-5J, even after offering a $20,000 bonus. Both examples remained unflown.
As the original X-24A was converted to X-24B, one of the SV-5Js eventually was converted to represent the X-24A, for display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, besides the original X-24B.
See also the NMUSAF info page about this aircraft.
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195755/martin%E2%80%90x%E2%80%90 24a/