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.

May 10, 2020 · The real pilot of the Northrop M2-F2 Lifting Body during the dreadful crash landing on May 10, 1967 seen at the beginning of “The Six Million Dollar Man”, was NASA test pilot Bruce Peterson.

Feb 28, 2014 · The M2-F2 weighed 4,620 pounds without ballast, was roughly 22 feet long, and had a width of about 10 feet. On May 10, 1967, during the 16th glide flight, a landing accident severely damaged the vehicle and seriously injured the NASA pilot, Bruce Peterson.

Jun 17, 2014 · The M2-F2 weighed 4,620 pounds without ballast, was roughly 22 feet long, and had a width of about 10 feet. On May 10, 1967, during the 16th glide flight, a landing accident severely damaged the vehicle and seriously injured the NASA pilot, Bruce Peterson.

Weighing 4,620 pounds, the M2-F2 was 22 feet long and had a width of about 10 feet. With Milt Thompson as the pilot, was dropped from the wing pylon mount of a Boeing B-52 bomber at an altitude of 45,000 feet on that maiden glide flight.

Sep 12, 2023 · A head-on view of the M2-F2 lifting body mounted on the wing pylon of its B-52 mothership in 1965.

May 10, 2011 · Forty-four years ago today, NASA test pilot Bruce Peterson unwittingly created the intro for 1970s television show “The Six Million Dollar Man” when he hit the lakebed in an M2-F2 lifting body...

Apr 29, 2010 · The M2-F2 weighed 4,620 pounds, was 22 feet long, and had a width of about 10 feet. On May 10, 1967, during the sixteenth glide flight leading up to powered flight, a landing accident severely damaged the vehicle and seriously injured the NASA pilot, Bruce Peterson.

The M2-F2, which is a follow-on, heavyweight version of the M2-F1, was built under contract to NASA specifications and was delivered in June 1965 for flight testing at subso_d low supersonic speeds.

Dec 31, 2014 · After the M2-F1 (on the viewer's left) proved the lifting-body concept, NASA and the Air Force began work on a series of heavyweight, rocket-powered lifting bodies able to reach supersonic speeds and altitudes up to 90,000 feet. The …