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Property	Value
rdf:type	Aircraft Type
rdfs:label	NASA M2-F1
rdfs:comment	The NASA M2-F1 was a lightweight, unpowered prototype aircraft, developed to flight test the wingless lifting body concept. It looked like a "flying bathtub," and was designated the M2-F1, the "M" referring to "manned" and "F" referring to "flight" version. In 1962, NASA Dryden management approved a program to build a lightweight, unpowered lifting body prototype. It featured a plywood shell placed over a tubular steel frame crafted at Dryden. Construction was completed in 1963.
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max takeoff weight alt	567.0
loaded weight main	1182.0
length alt	6.1 m
span main	431.8
lists	* List of experimental aircraft
Status	On display
thrust alt	~1.1 kN
height alt	2.89 m
primary user	NASA
Type	Lifting body technology demonstrator
loading main	9
range alt	16.0
length main	20.0
power alt	kW
Unit Cost	30000.0
area main	139.0
power main	hp
height main	289.56
span alt	4.32 m
range main	10.0
Manufacturer	Dryden Flight Research Center
max speed main	150.0
empty weight main	1000.0
Related	*Northrop M2-F2 *Northrop M2-F3
type of jet	dbkwik:resource/thiNoE4-_hiP_JhmfWoA6g==
loaded weight alt	536.0
area alt	12.9
First Flight	1963-08-16
engine (jet)	Solid fuel
max speed alt	240.0
jet or prop?	jet
loading alt	44
empty weight alt	454.0
thrust main	250
number of jets	1
plane or copter?	plane
similar aircraft	*HL-10 *X-23 *X-24
max takeoff weight main	1250.0
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Retired	1966-08-16
Crew	one
Number Built	1
Designer	Ames Research Center
abstract	The NASA M2-F1 was a lightweight, unpowered prototype aircraft, developed to flight test the wingless lifting body concept. It looked like a "flying bathtub," and was designated the M2-F1, the "M" referring to "manned" and "F" referring to "flight" version. In 1962, NASA Dryden management approved a program to build a lightweight, unpowered lifting body prototype. It featured a plywood shell placed over a tubular steel frame crafted at Dryden. Construction was completed in 1963.