X-7 | |
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General information | |
Type | Experimental aircraft |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Corporation |
Primary user | United States Air Force |
History | |
First flight | April 26, 1951 |
Retired | 1960 |
Developed into | AQM-60 Kingfisher |
The Lockheed X-7 (dubbed the "Flying Stove Pipe") is an American unmanned test bed of the 1950s for ramjet engines and missile guidance technology. It was the basis for the later Lockheed AQM-60 Kingfisher, a system used to test American air defenses against nuclear missile attack.