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LIFTING BODIES: THE X-24A AND THE X-24B - The NASA/Martin Marietta SV-5J modified into a mock-up of the X-24A (left) next to the X-24B (modified from the original al X-24A) in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. In 1972, the original X-24A Lifting Body was modified into the sleeker X-24B version which is on display next to the SV-5J modification (the replica is next to the real deal). The lone original flew 28 times as the X-24A - and 36 times as the X-24B - between 1969 and 1975. The SV-5J never flew. Lifting Body technology would later be incorporated into Space Shuttle design. The sleek and futuristic North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie looms behind. Photo by Michael Huntington - June, 2016. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #X24A #X24B #SV5J #NASALiftingBody #XB70Valkyrie #XPlanes #Hangar18 #AirForceMuseum #WrightPattersonAFB #DaytonOhio (at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force)

STRANGE TRAVELS: CRAZY ABOUT LIFTING BODIES AND OTHER COOL X-PLANES? - Then join us as we visit some amazing (and STRANGE) aircraft housed at aviation museums across the country! Check out some of our STRANGE TRAVELS pics of these unique, historical craft - and other awesome vehicles - on Instagram, Facebook and other Strange Travels social media pages! #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #X24A #M2F3 #HL10 #LiftingBodies #NASA #AirForce #TestAircraft #XPlanes #AirForceMuseum

Pilot Major Cecil Powell and the X-24A on Lakebed by NASA on The Commons on Flickr.

Pilot Major Cecil Powell and the X-24A