X-12 Atlas-B

Specifications

Company- Convair Astronautics Division
Type- Single stage ballistic missile that served as a testbed for the Atlas SM-65 missile.
Goals- Test propulsion-staging guidance system, nose reentry configuration.
Primary Testing Facility Research- Cape Canaveral
Dimensions- Span- 12 ft; Length- 103 ft
Max Speed- Mach 18.0+
Range- N/A
Max Altitude- N/A
Power Plant- Two North American XLR-43-NA-5 rockets and one North American XLR-43-NA-5 gimbled rocket
Thrust- N/A
Weights- N/A
Payload- N/A
Flights- 5
Number of Prototypes Built- 5
Project Tenure- 1958
Project Status- Cancelled

Information

Five X-12s were built and all were used in the flight test program. No examples of the X-12 are known to exist.

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