| Boeing X-40A
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| Description
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| Role | Glide Test Vehicle
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| Crew | 0
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| First Flight | March 14, 2001
(dropped by CH-47)
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| Manufacturer | Boeing
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| Dimensions
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| Length | 21ft 5in | 6.5 m
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| Wingspan | 11ft 6in | 3.5 m
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| Height | 7ft 5in | 2.3 m
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| Wing area | ft² | m²
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| Weights
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| Empty | lb | kg
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| Performance
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| Maximum speed | 300 mph | 480 km/h
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| Avionics
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| Avionics | Honeywell 12-channel Space Integrated GPS/INS (SIGI) system.
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The Boeing X-40A Space Maneuver Veicle was part of the X-37 Future-X Reusable Launch Vehicle project. Built to 85 percent scale, in 2001 it successfully demonstrated the glide capabilities of the X-37's fat-bodied, short-winged design and validated the proposed guidance system.
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