M2-F3 Flights
| Vehicle Flight # |
Date | Pilot | Mach | Velocity (km/h) |
Altitude (ft) |
Duration | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2-F3 #1 | June 2, 1970 | Dana | 0.688 | 755 | 45,000 | 00:03:38 | First M2-F3 Flight Unpowered glide |
| M2-F3 #2 | July 21, 1970 | Dana | 0.660 | 708 | 45,000 | 00:03:48 | Unpowered glide |
| M2-F3 #3 | November 2, 1970 | Dana | 0.630 | 690 | 45,000 | 00:03:56 | Unpowered glide |
| M2-F3 #4 | November 25, 1970 | Dana | 0.809 | 859 | 51,900 | 00:06:17 | 1st powered flight |
| M2-F3 #5 | February 9, 1971 | Gentry | 0.707 | 755 | 45,000 | 00:04:01 | - |
| M2-F3 #6 | February 26, 1971 | Dana | 0.773 | 821 | 45,000 | 00:05:48 | Only 2 chambers lit |
| M2-F3 #7 | July 23, 1971 | Dana | 0.930 | 988 | 60,500 | 00:05:53 | - |
| M2-F3 #8 | August 9, 1971 | Dana | 0.974 | 1,035 | 62,000 | 00:06:55 | - |
| M2-F3 #9 | August 25, 1971 | Dana | 1.095 | 1,164 | 67,300 | 00:06:30 | 1st supersonic flight |
| M2-F3 #10 | September 24, 1971 | Dana | 0.728 | 772 | 42,000 | 00:03:30 | Engine fire |
| M2-F3 #11 | November 15, 1971 | Dana | 0.739 | 784 | 45,000 | 00:03:35 | - |
| M2-F3 #12 | December 1, 1971 | Dana | 1.274 | 1,357 | 70,800 | 00:06:31 | - |
| M2-F3 #13 | December 16, 1971 | Dana | 0.811 | 861 | 46,800 | 00:07:31 | Only 2 chambers lit |
| M2-F3 #14 | July 25, 1972 | Dana | 0.989 | 1,049 | 60,900 | 00:07:00 | - |
| M2-F3 #15 | August 11, 1972 | Gentry | 1.101 | 1,168 | 67,200 | 00:06:15 | - |
| M2-F3 #16 | August 24, 1972 | Dana | 1.266 | 1,344 | 66,700 | 00:06:16 | - |
| M2-F3 #17 | September 12, 1972 | Dana | 0.880 | 935 | 46,000 | 00:06:27 | Small engine fire |
| M2-F3 #18 | September 27, 1972 | Dana | 1.340 | 1,424 | 66,700 | 00:06:07 | - |
| M2-F3 #19 | October 5, 1972 | Dana | 1.370 | 1,455 | 66,300 | 00:06:16 | 100th lifting body flight |
| M2-F3 #20 | October 19, 1972 | Manke | 0.905 | 961 | 47,100 | 00:05:59 | - |
| M2-F3 #21 | November 1, 1972 | Manke | 1.213 | 1,292 | 71,300 | 00:06:18 | - |
| M2-F3 #22 | November 9, 1972 | Powell | 0.906 | 961 | 46,800 | 00:06:04 | - |
| M2-F3 #23 | November 21, 1972 | Manke | 1.435 | 1,524 | 66,700 | 00:06:17 | Planned Rosamond Lakebed landing |
| M2-F3 #24 | November 29, 1972 | Powell | 1.348 | 1,432 | 67,500 | 00:05:57 | - |
| M2-F3 #25 | December 6, 1972 | Powell | 1.191 | 1,265 | 68,300 | 00:05:32 | Planned Rosamond Lakebed landing |
| M2-F3 #26 | December 13, 1972 | Dana | 1.613 | 1,712 | 66,700 | 00:06:23 | Fastest flight |
| M2-F3 #27 | December 20, 1972 | Manke | 1.294 | 1,378 | 71,500 | 00:06:30 | Highest flight Last M2-F3 flight |
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