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Going hypersonic: A look at the record-setting X-15
An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance utilizing the technology of the 1950s and 60s. The North American X-15 was ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Raun Robinson (died 1975) was an engineer with North American Aviation who worked on numerous aircraft, including the North American X-15. This ...
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The aircraft that flew so fast it started burning apart
On October 3, 1967, William J. Knight pushed the legendary North American X-15 into one of the most extreme flights in aviation history. Accelerating to an astonishing Mach 6.7, over 4,500 miles per ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! National Air and Space Museum research and curatorial associate director Jeremy Kinney showed the facility's North American X-15 aircraft and talked ...
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