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The Northrop M2-F2 was a heavyweight lifting body based on studies at NASA's Ames and Langley research centers and built by the Northrop Corporation in 1966. DevelopmentThe success of Dryden's M2-F1 program led to NASA's development and construction of two heavyweight lifting bodies based on studies at NASA's Ames and Langley research centers—the M2-F2 and the HL-10, both built by the Northrop Corporation. The "M" refers to "manned" and "F" refers to "flight" version. "HL" comes from "horizontal landing" and 10 is for the tenth lifting body model to be investigated by Langley. The M2-F2 made its first captive flight (attached to the B-52 carrier aircraft throughout the flight) on March 23, 1966. The first flight of the M2-F2 - which looked much like the M2-F1 - was on July 12, 1966. Milton O. Thompson was the pilot. By then, the same B-52 used to air launch the famed X-15 rocket research aircraft was modified to also carry the lifting bodies. Thompson was dropped from the B-52's wing pylon mount at an altitude of 45,000 feet (13,700 m) on that maiden glide flight. He reached a gliding speed of about 450 miles per hour (720 km/h). Operational historyBefore powered flights were undertaken, a series of glide flights were conducted. On May 10, 1967, the sixteenth and last glide flight ended in disaster as the vehicle slammed into the lake bed on landing. With test pilot Bruce Peterson at the controls, the M2-F2 suffered a pilot induced oscillation (PIO) as it neared the lake bed. At the core of this problem was the fact that the wings of the M2-F2 (essentially the body of the aircraft) produced considerably less roll authority than most aircraft. This resulted in less force available to the pilot to control the aircraft in roll. As a consequence, when Peterson attempted to perform roll maneuvers the response of the vehicle was substantially less than expected, thus lending to a "soft" feel for this control which often leads to PIO in the roll axis.{{cn|date=September 2017}} The vehicle rolled from side to side in flight as he tried to bring it under control. Peterson recovered, but then observed a rescue helicopter that seemed to pose a collision threat. Distracted, Peterson drifted in a crosswind to an unmarked area of the lake bed where it was very difficult to judge the height over the ground because of a lack of guidance (the markers provided on the lake bed runway).[1] Peterson fired the landing rockets to provide additional lift, but he hit the lake bed before the landing gear was fully down and locked. The M2-F2 rolled over six times, coming to rest upside down. Pulled from the vehicle by Jay King and Joseph Huxman, Peterson was rushed to the base hospital, transferred to the March Air Force Base Hospital and then the UCLA Hospital. He recovered but lost vision in his right eye due to a staphylococcal infection. Portions of M2-F2 footage including Peterson's spectacular crash landing were used for the 1973 television series The Six Million Dollar Man[2] though some shots during the opening credits of the series showed the later HL-10 model, during release from its carrier plane, a modified B-52.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} Four pilots flew the M2-F2 on its 16 glide flights. They were Milton O. Thompson (five flights), Bruce Peterson (three flights), Don Sorlie (three flights) and Jerry Gentry (five flights).{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} NASA pilots and researchers realized the M2-F2 had lateral control problems, even though it had a stability augmentation control system. When the M2-F2 was rebuilt at Dryden and redesignated the M2-F3, it was modified with an additional third vertical fin—centered between the tip fins to improve control characteristics. The M2-F2/F3 was the first of the heavyweight, entry-configuration lifting bodies. Its successful development as a research test vehicle answered many of the generic questions about these vehicles. M2-F2 flights
Specifications (M2-F2){{Aircraft specifications|plane or copter?= plane |jet or prop?= jet |ref= |crew= one, pilot |capacity= |length main= 22 ft 2 in |length alt= 6.76 m |span main= 9 ft 8 in |span alt= 2.94 m |height main= 9 ft 6 in |height alt= 2.89 m |area main= 160 ft² |area alt= 14.9 m² |airfoil= |empty weight main= 4,620 lb |empty weight alt= 2,095 kg |loaded weight main= 6,000 lb |loaded weight alt= 2,722 kg |useful load main= |useful load alt= |max takeoff weight main= 7,485 lb |max takeoff weight alt= 3,395 kg |more general= |engine (jet)= Reaction Motors Upgraded XLR-11 |type of jet=four-chamber rocket engine |number of jets=1 |thrust main= 8,000 lbf |thrust alt= 36 kN |thrust original= |afterburning thrust main= |afterburning thrust alt= |max speed main=Mach 0.707 |max speed alt= 466 mph, 750 km/h |cruise speed main= |cruise speed alt= |never exceed speed main= |never exceed speed alt= |stall speed main= |stall speed alt= |range main= 8.6 nm |range alt= 10 mi, 16 km |ceiling main= 45,000 ft |ceiling alt= 13,700 m |climb rate main= |climb rate alt= |loading main= 43.2 lb/ft² |loading alt= 196 kg/m² |thrust/weight= 1.3 |power/mass main= |power/mass alt= |more performance= |armament= |avionics= }} See also{{Aircontent||related= |similar aircraft=
|sequence= |lists= |see also= }} References1. ^{{cite web|title=1967 M2-F2 Crash at Edwards|url=http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/NASA-803-1967|website=Check-Six.com|accessdate=14 April 2017}} 2. ^{{cite journal |last=Klingler|first=Dave |title=50 years to orbit: Dream Chaser's crazy Cold War backstory: The reusable mini-spaceplane is back from the dead—again—and prepping for space |journal=ars Technical|date=2012-09-06 |url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2012/09/the-long-complicated-voyage-of-the-dream-chaser-may-yet-end-in-space/ |accessdate=2012-09-07 |quote=The M2-F2 went on to star in the opening credits of "The Six Million Dollar Man,"}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=1967 M2-F2 Crash at Edwards|url=http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/NASA-803-1967|website=Check-Six.com|accessdate=14 April 2017}} External links{{commons category|Northrop M2-F2}}
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