Boeing X-40

Boeing X-40A Space Maneuver Vehicle adalah platform uji untuk X-37 Future X-Reusable Launch Vehicle.
X-40 tanpa pilot dibangun dengan skala 85 persen untuk menguji aerodinamika dan navigasi dari proyek X-37 Future-X Reusable Launch Vehicle.
Setelah uji penurunan pertama pada Agustus 1998 kendaraan dipindahkan ke NASA, yang dimodifikasi itu. Antara 4 April dan 19 Mei 2001 kendaraan berhasil melakukan tujuh penerbangan bebas. Pada tahun 2001 pesawat itu berhasil menunjukkan kemampuan luncur dari X-37 bertubuh tambun, desain pendek bersayap dan sistem bimbingan divalidasi diusulkan.
Referensi
- NASA Dryden X-40A SMV Photo Collection Diarsipkan 2006-04-20 di Wayback Machine.
- X-40A Test Flight, Boeing press release
- X-40 Space Maneuver Vehicle Integrated Tech Testbed at FAS.org Diarsipkan 2016-03-11 di Wayback Machine.
- X-40 Space Maneuver Vehicle (SMV) at GlobalSecurity.org
- Boeing X-37 / X-40 page at Designation-Systems.Net
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