Alpex
Other Designations: Auto Landing Pre-Experimental Aircraft. Class: Spaceplane. Destination: Suborbital. Nation: Japan. Manufacturer: Kawasaki.

Kawasaki unmanned glider to test technologies for HOPE spaceplane. Wing area 7.57 square meters.

Length: 5.50 m (18.00 ft). Maximum Diameter: 1.60 m (5.20 ft). Span: 2.70 m (8.80 ft). Mass: 450 kg (990 lb).  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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