airplane
Lockheed X-7
The Lockheed X-7 (dubbed the "Flying Stove Pipe") is an American unmanned test bed of the 1950s for ramjet engines and missile guidance technology. It was the basis for the later Lockheed AQM-60 Kingfisher, a system used to test American air defenses against nuclear missile attack.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Corporation
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1951-04-26
- Length
- 9.98 m
- Wingspan
- 3.66 m
Specifications
- Max speed
- 2,406.1 kt
- Range
- 113 nm
- Service ceiling
- 106,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 8,000 lb
- Powerplant
- Ramjet
- Engines
- 1
- Length
- 37 ft
- Wingspan
- 10 ft
- Height
- 7 ft
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.