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50 Years Ago Today... - Harbourmaster - 06-08-2009
Flight of the X-15
"A technician straps legendary test pilot Scott Crossfield into the cockpit of the X-15 rocket plane before an early test flight. The X-15's maiden flight occurred on June 8, 1959, during which Crossfield was carried aloft in his sleek, black rocket plane beneath the wing of a B-52 from NASA's Flight Research Center (now NASA Dryden). This was the beginning of nearly a decade of flight research that probed the hypersonic speed realm and altitudes at the edge of space.
Image Credit: NASA/North American Aviation "
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1382.html
Re: 50 Years Ago Today... - AAA - 06-08-2009
and we still don't have flying cars! :X
Re: 50 Years Ago Today... - dpaynter - 06-08-2009
Scott Crossfield was quite a pilot and designer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXpEPZ6ZZIs
This a a video of the second static test of the newer X-15 engine (burning anhydrous ammonia instead of alcohol).
Re: 50 Years Ago Today... - Don Kiyoti - 06-08-2009
What an amazing aircraft. It was by far the most successful of all the X-planes.