X-15 Aircraft Ejection Seat Tests
by Nasa/usaf
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X-15 Aircraft Ejection Seat Tests
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Nasa/usaf
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X-15 aircraft ejection seat tests, using the rocket sled track at Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA. After much testing, the Air Force, NASA, and North American Aviation approved the ejection seat. The X-15 was a rocket-powered research aircraft designed to investigate flight at hypersonic speeds. Three X-15s flew a total of 199 missions between 1959 and 1968. The X-15 was carried into the air by a converted B-52 bomber and released at high altitude. The pilot then ignited the X-15's rocket motor. It was the first plane to reach the edge of outer space and set records for the fastest manned aircraft (7,274 kilometres per hour, or Mach 6.72).
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August 2nd, 2016
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