Convair X-12
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The Convair X-12 was the second, more advanced testbed for the Atlas rocket program. It was designed with 3 engines, its predecessor the Convair X-11 used only one engine. It was powered by a 1.5 stage liquid-fuel rocket. Its first flight was in July, 1958.
[edit] Service history
The X-12 pioneered the use of 1.5 stage rocket engines that became a hallmark of the Atlas rocket program. It was also the first rocket to achieve a flight distance that could be considered intercontinental when it flew 6,325 miles (10,179 km).
According to a 2001 article in Code One Magazine by Lockheed, no X-12 was ever built or flown, although imagery (at right) seem to contradict that.
[edit] Specifications (X-12)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: Unmanned
- Length: 103 ft 0 in (31.4 m)
- Wingspan: ()
- Height: ()
- Powerplant:
- 2× North American standard XLR-43-NA-5 rockets (1/2 stage jettisoned during launch phase), () each
- 1× Steerable (gimbled) XLR-43-NA-5 (main stage), ()
- * Diameter: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
Performance
- Maximum speed: More that Mach 18
- Thrust/weight (jet): 7:1
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