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X-15 is a 1961 American aviation drama film that presents a fictionalized account of the X-15 research rocket aircraft program, the test pilots who flew the aircraft, and the associated NASA community that supported the program. X-15 starred David McLean, Charles Bronson, [Note 1] James Gregory and Mary Tyler Moore (in her first feature film ...
X-15 attached to its B-52 mother ship with a T-38 flying nearby. The X-15 had a thick wedge tail to enable it to fly in a steady manner at hypersonic speeds. [16] This produced a significant amount of base drag at lower speeds; [16] the blunt end at the rear of the X-15 could produce as much drag as an entire F-104 Starfighter. [16]
Twelve pilots flew the X-15 over the course of its career. Scott Crossfield and William Dana flew the X-15 on its first and last free flights, respectively. Joseph Walker set the program's top two altitude records on its 90th and 91st free flights (347,800 and 354,200 feet, respectively), becoming the only pilot to fly past the Kármán line, the 100 kilometer, FAI-recognized boundary of outer ...
The North American X-15 is an American experimental hypersonic research aircraft. X15 or X-15 may also refer to: X-15 (band), an American rock band; X-15, a 1961 American drama; X15 (New York City bus) BeagleBoard X15, a single board computer; Bingo-Akasaka Station, in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; Cummins X15, a diesel engine
Flight 90 of the North American X-15 was a research flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force on July 19, 1963. It was the first of two X-15 missions that passed the 100-km high Kármán line, the FAI definition of space, along with Flight 91 the next month. The X-15 was flown by Joseph A. Walker, who flew both X-15 spaceflights over the ...
A fact from X-15 (film) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 November 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
The X-15 accident footage used in this episode occurred 5 November 1959 when a small engine fire forced pilot Scott Crossfield to make an emergency landing on Rosamond Dry Lake, Edwards AFB, California, in 56-6671. Not designed to land with fuel on board, the test craft came down with a heavy load of propellants and broke its back, grounding ...
Flight 188 used North American Aviation X-15 Number 2 aircraft, number 56-6671, 2A-F12. The X-15, model X-15A-2 had many modifications from the original X-15A. The X-15 number 2 on, flight 74, was damaged during landing on November 9, 1962, and was repaired and updated to become the X-15A-2. The X-15A-2 fuselage was lengthened 28 inches (0.71 ...