Lockheed X-7

X-7
General information
TypeExperimental aircraft
ManufacturerLockheed Corporation
Primary userUnited States Air Force
History
First flightApril 26, 1951
Retired1960
Developed intoAQM-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.

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