X-15 Aircraft Model In Wind Tunnel
by Nasa
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X-15 Aircraft Model In Wind Tunnel
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Nasa
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Photograph - Photograph
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X-15 aircraft model in wind tunnel. Researcher observing a model of the X-15 aircraft being tested in an 11-inch (28 centimetres) hypersonic wind tunnel. 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). Photographed on 17 September 1959.
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July 22nd, 2016
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