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Navaho X-10
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On Dec. 7, 1954, the U.S. Air Force made first successful recovery of the Navaho X-10 vehicle using a fully automated approach and landing system at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The X-10 was a supersonic research test vehicle designed to obtain advanced aerodynamic design data to be used in the development of the North American SM-64 Navaho ground-to-ground missile system. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration)
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On Dec. 7, 1954, the U.S. Air Force made first successful recovery of the Navaho X-10 vehicle using a fully automated approach and landing system at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The X-10 was a supersonic research test vehicle designed to obtain advanced aerodynamic design data to be used in the development of the North American SM-64 Navaho ground-to-ground missile system. Since it carried no pilot, the X-10 was radio controlled by a ground operator during its takeoff, flight and landing phases.
The first flight of an X-10 was made on Oct. 13, 1953. Although numerous additional flights were successfully conducted, the X-10 research program halted when the Navaho program was cancelled in 1957.
PERFORMANCE:
Maximum speed: 1,300 mph
Range: 400 miles
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft.
Information from National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
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