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* The ''[[Macross]]'' franchise is the king of this trope, featuring space planes that are also [[Transforming Mecha]]—but, perhaps surprisingly, they end up spending more time in plane form than mecha form. The earlier models of variable fighters generally required a lift from another craft to reach space but by the time of [[Macross Plus|Project Supernova]] they're capable of reaching orbit from planetary surfaces, even loaded down with an optional extra fold booster.
** [[Macross Frontier|Alto and Michel]] demonstrate the same again when escaping from Gallia IV
* In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'', the FF-3/FF-S3 Sword Fish is a multi-use interceptor that functions in high altitude and low orbit. It's successor, the [[
== [[Film]] ==
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* The Colonial Marines' dropships in ''[[Aliens]]''.
* The [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Shuttlecraft various shuttlecraft] of ''[[Star Trek]]'', though whether they meet the definition of this trope might be [[Your Mileage May Vary|a matter of opinion]]; [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Class_F_shuttlecraft the original shuttle] met the single - stage to orbit, rocket rather than antigravity power, and aerodynamic shape requirements.
* As mentioned in the "[[Literature]]" section, most ''[[Star Wars]]'' space - capable vehicles smaller than about 200 meters are able to land on planets, but this is due to repulsorlift engines rather than conventional aircraft design. The shape of Naboo [https://web.archive.org/web/20001016211050/http://www.iaw.on.ca/~btaylor1/NabooN1fighter.html space fighters] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/H-type_Nubian_yacht space yachts], however, appear very similar to jet aircraft.
* In ''[[Starship Troopers]]'', [http://starshiptroopers.wikia.com/wiki/Dropship_%28films%29 dropships] pick up the title characters. It's not clear how they get from surface to space, but they do look and act like a Space Plane.
* One of the purest examples of this trope is the "[http://www.planet3earth.co.uk/orion_3_spaceplane.htm Orion III]" Space Plane model, which appeared briefly in ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* The Delta-glider Mk.4 (and many other cool spaceplanes) from ''[[Orbiter]]''. It can do an Earth to Moon and Earth to Mars journey easily.
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*** The XR2 Ravenstar is probably one of the more awesome examples from orbiter, as its basically a Space capable reimagining of the [[Cool Plane/Real Life|SR-71 Blackbird]], and has the gloriously powerful engines to match.
* ''[[Freelancer]]'' space ships seem fully capable of launching and landing, though gameplay always uses docking rings, presumably for traffic control.
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* The Silbervogel design from [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler|Nazi Germany]].
* The British HOTOL (Horizontal Take Off Or Landing) project, cancelled in 1988 after development problems.
* The European Space Agency [https://web.archive.org/web/20120429175322/http://www.reactionengines.co.uk/skylon.html Skylon] project, pictured above.
* [[wikipedia:Rockwell X-30|X-30]] "National Aerospace Plane", which was never built. A smaller version, the [[wikipedia:NASA X-43|X-43]], reached a maximum speed of nearly Mach 10 using a [[wikipedia:Pegasus rocket|Pegasus missile]] as a booster. Keep in mind that to be a true Space Plane, an aircraft would need to reach somewhere around Mach 25, depending on what altitude you were at, ''without'' a booster.
* The XCOR [[wikipedia:Lynx rocketplane|Lynx]] rocketplane. It will only be able to reach Mach 2 or 3, however, and will be limited to brief, sub-orbital spaceflight only.
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