Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 High-altitude reconnaissance [26] "X-16" designation used to hide true purpose. [27] Canceled and never flew. X-17: Lockheed USAF, USN 1956 High Mach number reentry. [28] X-18: Hiller: USAF, USN 1959
Pilot familiarization. Gen. Ascani says he flew the X-1 in the "Fall of 1951". Most sources do not have a record of this flight. General Ascani's Form 5 was located a few years prior to his passing and the entry for his flight in the X-1 was 10 May 1950. XS-1 #157: October 23, 1951 Joseph Walker 46-063 NACA 54 ? ? Two ignition attempts. Engine ...
X-39 – Reserved for USAF/DARPA program use; Boeing X-40 Space Maneuver Vehicle – Testbed for X-37 guidance and flight characteristics; X-41 Common Aero Vehicle – Classified DARPA/NASA maneuvering re-entry vehicle; X-42 Pop-Up Upper Stage – Classified rocket upper stage; NASA X-43 Hyper-X – Hypersonic scramjet
The X-26 Frigate is the longest-lived of the X-plane programs. The program included the X-26A Frigate sailplane and the motorized X-26B Quiet Thruster versions: QT-2, QT-2PC, and QT-2PCII. All were based on the Schweizer SGS 2-32 sailplane.
The program was originally intended to create a family of experimental aircraft not intended for production beyond the limited number of each design built solely for flight research. [2] The first X-Plane, the Bell X-1, was the first rocket-powered airplane to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947. [3]
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 ...
Pages in category "X-15 program" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The VL-3 Evolution also called the Aveko VL-3 Sprint is a Czech ultralight aircraft, designed and initially produced by Aveko of Brno. The design is now produced by JMB Aircraft of Choceň . The aircraft was originally supplied by Aveko complete ready-to-fly, but is now owner-completed through a factory assistance program.