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Amazing photo of the X-15 Hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft’s first captive carry flight

Till DaisdApr 8, 2023April 8, 20230

As of March 2017, the X-15’s official world record for the fastest time has not been broken The amazing photograph in this article shows the first of four captive-carry flights…

Mike Adams, the only Pilot who died during the X-15 Flight-Test Program

Till DaisdDec 20, 2021May 23, 20240

At a height of around 62,000 feet and a speed of roughly 3,800 feet per second, the X-15-3 aircraft broke up because the weights on it increased above their structural…

The story of the X-15, which set the highest speed ever for a manned aircraft

Till DaisdAug 26, 2021March 12, 20230

The Hot Peroxide warning light on Knight’s X-15 turned on when he was doing some rudder pulses to collect data with the yaw damper off following the burnout at a…