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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 ...
X-15 pilots and their achievements during the program Pilot Organization Year assigned to X-15 [30] [31] Total flights USAF space flights FAI space flights Max Mach Max speed (mph) Max altitude (miles) Michael J. Adams † U.S. Air Force 1966 7 1 0 5.59 3,822 50.3 Neil A. Armstrong: NASA 1960 [32] 7 0 0 5.74 3,989 39.2 Scott Crossfield: North ...
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X-15: North American USAF, NASA 1959 Hypersonic, high-altitude flight First crewed hypersonic aircraft; capable of suborbital spaceflight. [25] X-15A-2: North American USAF, NASA 1964 Hypersonic, high-altitude flight Major Pete Knight flew the X-15A-2 to a Mach 6.70, making it the fastest piloted flight of the X-plane program. X-16: Bell USAF 1954
John Barron McKay (December 8, 1922 – April 27, 1975) was an American naval officer, World War II pilot, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and astronaut.He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the United States Air Force and NASA.
X-15 Flight 153: Engle's third and last spaceflight, and final flight with X-15 program. First spaceflight of the X-15-1. — William H. Dana: 1 November 1966 X-15 Flight 174: Dana's first spaceflight. — William J. Knight: 17 October 1967 X-15 Flight 190: Knight's only spaceflight. Last successful flight of the X-15-3. — Michael J. Adams ...
William John "Pete" Knight (November 18, 1929 – May 7, 2004) (Col, USAF) was an American aeronautical engineer, politician, Vietnam War combat pilot, test pilot, and astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15 , an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the U.S. Air Force and NASA .
Joseph Albert Walker (February 20, 1921 – June 8, 1966) (Capt, USAF) was an American World War II pilot, experimental physicist, NASA test pilot, and astronaut who was the first person to fly an airplane to space. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA.