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.
[edit] Specifications (X-12)
[edit] General characteristics
- Crew: Unmanned
- Length: 103 ft 0 in (31.4 m)
- Wingspan: m ( ft)
- Diameter: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
- Wing area: m² ( ft²)
- Empty: kg ( lb)
- Loaded: kg ( lb)
- Powerplant: Engine type(s), kN (lbf) thrust
[edit] Performance
- Maximum speed:
- Range: km ( miles)
- Service ceiling: m ( ft)
- Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
- Thrust/weight: 7/1
X-1 • X-2 • X-3 • X-4 • X-5 • X-6 • X-7 • X-8 • X-9 • X-10 • X-11 • X-12 • X-13 • X-14 • X-15 • X-16 • X-17 • X-18 • X-19 • X-20 • X-21 • X-22 • X-23 • X-24 • X-25 • X-26 • X-27 • X-28 • X-29 • X-30 • X-31 • X-32 • X-33 • X-34 • X-35 • X-36 • X-37 • X-38 • X-39 • X-40 • X-41 • X-42 • X-43 • X-44 • X-45 • X-46 • X-47 • X-48 • X-49 • X-50 • X-51
See also List of experimental aircraft
[edit] Related content
Related Development: Bell GAM-63
Comparable aircraft:
Designation sequence: X-9 - X-10 - X-11 - X-12 - X-13 - X-14 - X-15
See also:
