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Spaceplanes and Lifting Bodies Inspiration
« on: April 26, 2020, 08:19:02 PM »
Evolution of lifting body designs at NASA from the 60s to 70s: https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4220/pxii.htm

(original drawing by Dale Reed, digital version by Dryden Graphics Office.)

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Re: Spaceplanes and Lifting Bodies Inspiration
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2020, 08:22:26 PM »
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Re: Spaceplanes and Lifting Bodies Inspiration
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2020, 08:27:04 PM »
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Re: Spaceplanes and Lifting Bodies Inspiration
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2021, 11:24:58 PM »
Via Twitter.

Chris Combs @DrChrisCombs
Then there's this figure, comparing an eclectic mix of space planes ranging from the Shuttle and Buran to the Saenger TSTO!

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Re: Spaceplanes and Lifting Bodies Inspiration
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Re: Spaceplanes and Lifting Bodies Inspiration
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2023, 07:15:57 AM »
Burnelli CBY-3 Loadmaster “lifting body” cargo plane N17N, built by Canadian Car & Foundry in 1944 and retired in 1964, on display at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.


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Re: Spaceplanes and Lifting Bodies Inspiration
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2023, 09:19:38 AM »
Sierra Space Dreamchaser belongs here, especially since it derives from NASA's HL-20 design study.
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