Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (1960s)
The second aircraft known as the Flying Bedstead was the LLRV (Lunar Landing Research Vehicle) and LLTV (Lunar Landing Training Vehicle) developed by the United States in the 1960s as part of the Apollo program and intended for studying piloting techniques for use by the astronauts destined for the moon landings in the Apollo Lunar Module. During one of his flights in an LLRV, X-15 pilot and future Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong had to eject when the control system of the Flying Bedstead failed and the vehicle crashed. Two of the LLTVs also crashed due to similar control-system failures. Despite these incidents, the vehicles were praised as excellent trainers for the actual lunar landings.
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