Years In Service: 0
Initial Flight: December 12, 1969
The NASA Hyper III was an American unpowered full-scale lifting body remotely piloted vehicle designed by Dale Reed and built at the NASA Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The NASA Hyper III was a lifting body designed to help in the M2 lifting body program and the concept of aerodynamics to develop the space shuttle. It was not flown again after the first 3-minute flight of the Hyper III, and the program was canceled.
Aircraft Specifications
Height: 7′ 6″ Wingspan: 15′ Length: 32′ Crew: Remotely Piloted Stall speed: 69 mph Max Speed: 173 mph Ceiling: 12,000 ft.