Northrop M2-F3

M2-F3
General information
TypeLifting body technology demonstrator
ManufacturerNorthrop
StatusDonated to the Smithsonian Institution, currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum
Primary userNASA
History
First flight2 June 1970
Retired20 December 1972
Developed fromNASA M2-F1
Northrop M2-F2

The Northrop M2-F3 is a heavyweight lifting body rebuilt from the Northrop M2-F2 after it crashed at the Dryden Flight Research Center in 1967. It was modified with an additional third vertical fin - centered between the tip fins - to improve control characteristics. The "M" refers to "manned" and "F" refers to "flight" version.

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