X-15 Hypersonic Research VehicleThe X-15-3 (56-6672) research aircraft is secured by ground crew after landing on Rogers Dry Lakebed.On 15 November 1967, X-15 Ship #3 was launched over Delamar Lake, NV, with Maj. Michael J. Adams at the...Dryden pilot Neil Armstrong is seen here next to the X-15 ship #1 (56-6670) after a research flight.This photo shows the X-15 cockpit.Cutaway drawing of the North American X-15.NASA research pilot Jack McKay was injured in a crash landing of the X-15 #2 on November 9, 1962. Following...The X-15 rocket-powered aircraft begins its climb after launch at the NASA Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA.Four of the five surviving X-15 pilots were on hand when astronaut wings were presented to the three NASA pilots...This photo illustrates how the X-15 rocket powered aircraft was taken aloft under the wing of a B-52.The second X-15 rocket plane (56-6671) is shown with two external fuel tanks which were added during its conversion to...The X-15 flight crew, left to right: Air Force Captain Joseph H. Engle, Air Force Major Robert A. Rushworth, NASA...Instruments of X-15 ship 3 control panel show the final Honeywell MH-96 configuration as it appeared in 1966.X-15A-2 in flight. First flight wih dummy ramjet attached. Flt. 2-51-92, Pete Knight-pilot. 8 May 67X-15A-2 is rolled out of the paint shop after having the full scale ablative applied. In June 1967, the X-15A-2...X-15A-2 with full scale ablative and external tanks installed parked in front of hangar. In June 1967, the X-15A-2 rocket-powered...X-15A-2 post flight photo showing heat damage from Mach 6.7 flight on 3 Oct 67. Flt. 2-53-97; pilot-Pete Knight.After receiving a full-scale ablative coating to protect the craft from the high temperatures associated with high-Mach-number supersonic flight, the...Southwestern US, with Las Vegas, NV in foreground, taken by X-15 Hycon HR-236 Camera during flt. 2-39-70 on June 27,...The X-15A #2 (56-6671) launches away from the B-52 mothership with its rocket engine ignited.The X-15A #2 (56-6671) is shown on a research flight with a dummy ramjet engine attached to the bottom of...High-altitude contrails frame the B-52 mothership as it carries the X-15 aloft for a research flight on 13 April 1960...This photo shows the X-15-1 (56-6670) rocket powered research aircraft as it was rolled out in 1958.As crew members secure the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft after a research flight, the B-52 mothership used for launching this unique...
