X-41 Common Aero Vehicle

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X-41 is the designation for a still-classified U.S. military spaceplane. Specifications or photos of the program have not been released to the public, as a result not much is known about its goals. It has been described as an experimental maneuvering re-entry vehicle capable of transporting a 1,000 lb payload on a suborbital trajectory at hypersonic speeds and releasing that payload into the atmosphere.

This vehicle is now a part of FALCON (Force Application and Launch from Continental United States) program sponsored by DARPA and NASA.

American X-planes

Bell X-1
Bell X-2 Starbuster
Douglas X-3 Stiletto
Northrop X-4 Bantam
Bell X-5
Convair X-6
Lockheed X-7
Aerojet General X-8
Bell X-9 Shrike
North American X-10

Convair X-11
Convair X-12
Ryan X-13 Vertijet
Bell X-14
North American X-15
Bell X-16
Lockheed X-17
Hiller X-18
Curtiss-Wright X-19
Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar

Northrop X-21
Bell X-22
Martin-Marietta X-23
Martin-Marietta X-24
Bensen X-25
Schweizer X-26 Frigate
Lockheed X-27 Lancer
Pereira X-28 Sea Skimmer
Grumman X-29
Rockwell X-30

Rockwell-MBB X-31
Boeing X-32
Lockheed Martin X-33
Orbital Sciences X-34
Lockheed Martin X-35
McDonnell Douglas X-36
Boeing X-37
NASA X-38
AFRL X-39
Boeing X-40

USAF X-41 Common Aero Vehicle
USAF X-42 Pop-Up Upper Stage
Boeing X-43
Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA
Boeing X-45
Boeing X-46
Northrop Grumman X-47 Pegasus
Boeing X-48
Sikorsky Piasecki X-49
Boeing X-50 Dragonfly
Boeing X-51

External links

[GlobalSecurity.org: X-41]
[Spacedaily.com: CAV]
[Pentagon Has Far-Reaching Defense Spacecraft in Works], Washington Post, March 16, 2005

American X-planes
Bell X-1 Bell X-2 Starbuster Douglas X-3 Stiletto Northrop X-4 Bantam Bell X-5 Convair X-6 Lockheed X-7 Aerojet General X-8 Bell X-9 Shrike North American X-10	Convair X-11 Convair X-12 Ryan X-13 Vertijet Bell X-14 North American X-15 Bell X-16 Lockheed X-17 Hiller X-18 Curtiss-Wright X-19 Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar	Northrop X-21 Bell X-22 Martin-Marietta X-23 Martin-Marietta X-24 Bensen X-25 Schweizer X-26 Frigate Lockheed X-27 Lancer Pereira X-28 Sea Skimmer Grumman X-29 Rockwell X-30	Rockwell-MBB X-31 Boeing X-32 Lockheed Martin X-33 Orbital Sciences X-34 Lockheed Martin X-35 McDonnell Douglas X-36 Boeing X-37 NASA X-38 AFRL X-39 Boeing X-40	USAF X-41 Common Aero Vehicle USAF X-42 Pop-Up Upper Stage Boeing X-43 Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA Boeing X-45 Boeing X-46 Northrop Grumman X-47 Pegasus Boeing X-48 Sikorsky Piasecki X-49 Boeing X-50 Dragonfly Boeing X-51

X-41 Common Aero Vehicle

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