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20 Radical Military Airplanes that Didn’t Make the Cut

Martin Marietta X-24B

The Air Force returned one of the X-24A lifting bodies to Martin Marietta in 1973 to modify into a “flying flatiron” design, which features a higher lift-to-drag ratio and more closely resembles the space shuttle, which was then known as the Integrated Launch and Re-entry Vehicle concept.

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Chris Carter

Chris Carter is the Director of the Victory Institute, and deputy regional director of the U.S. Counterterrorism Advisory Team. His work appears at SWAT Magazine, Human Events, Canada Free Press, Deutsche Welle, NavySEALs.com, Lifezette, and other publications. Chris is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, warrant officer in the South Carolina State Guard, and retired firefighter.
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