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Just like caption says. NHFRF.

X-24C ▶️ NHFRF ▶️ Aurora?

I know that,but carrying and launch a missile ?!.

The full size post X-24b hypersonic vehicles in the X-24C / FDL-7 / NHFRF (national hypersonic flight research facility) vein.

My dear Flateric, I found that report about the former hypersonic aircraft (NHFRF),but the company involved in it with NASA and USAF was Vought !. http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/3.58342

Cool! Thanks!

i have same theory i hope the Aurora (what ever this is) gets declassified in 2020s

Test vehicle, including testing hypersonic stores release. Not an operational military craft.

The only real chance to have something like Aurora in mid-80's was only an X-24C/NHFRF derivative. If USAF would keep up the X-24C development in mid-70's maybe would have something flying for real about a decade later....

...read texts surrounding pictures instead of cropping everything excerpt picture and asking what is it? https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/search/1298078/?q=Nhfrf&o=relevance https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/usaf-nasa-rockwell-hypersonic-technology-integration-demonstrator-hytid-1978.5460/

It's the Maneuvering Re-entry Research Vehicle. It was intended to be launched from the Shuttle to explore the hypersonic speed range between NHFRF ("X-24C") and orbital speed. It was to be used in several types of flight patterns, including low angle-of-attack re-entry, high cross-range, etc...

I suppose you are aware of Flateric posts here > https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/us-lifting-bodies-studies-start-asset-prime-fdl-x-24-etc.722/page-3#post-44176 https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/us-lifting-bodies-studies-start-asset-prime-fdl-x-24-etc.722/page-3 It could very...

Sorry my dear Flateric,please delete it.

...that is a completely brand new vehicle, considering that the general configuration diverges a lot from the original X15 shape. Perhaps is a NAA proposal of mid-end '60s about some hypersonic vehicle, maybe it could be a contender of the Lockheed-Martin Marietta X24C for the NHFRF proposal....

Well honestly I'd say AAV, ISINGLASS and INCAAPS in terms of looks and roles, considering the X-24C wasn't produced either. But another good addition to the list nonetheless.

Archibald, thank you! You are exactly right. NASA wanted out of the X-24C as they began to pursue other hypersonic concepts, such as Shuttle and NHFRF (except for the folks at Dryden who were interested in testing hardware that was a relatively low risk initiative following the lifting body...

The closest thing to an actual Aurora (that you don't mentioned) is the Lockheed-Martin X-24C NHFRF of the late 70's. https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/us-lifting-bodies-studies-start-asset-prime-fdl-x-24-etc.722/

...hypersonic projects considered by NASA and DoD in 1970s I've added links to various programs already depicted at SPF to make a picture wider. NHFRF The development of the airframe-integrated scramjet came at a time of little interest in such advanced concepts. The 1970s saw the end of NASA’s...

...by a very practical cover story: NASP. So, to make a long timeline short, here is what I came up with, in a nutshell: White X24C --> White NHFRF --> Black NHFRF (1980/1982) --> Black manned prototype platform flown tested in around 1986 --> Black operational M=5/6 SR-71 replacement (ASTRA...

Rockwell International NHFRF proposal D590-8 : I don't think this is in the US Lifting bodies mega-thread (as far as I can tell, just the related Lockheed L-301 versions. Study of hypersonic propulsion/airframe integration technology Rockwell International Corp. January 1978