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X-15 #3 Control Panel
X-15 #3 Control Panel

Instruments of X-15 ship 3 control panel show the final Honeywell MH-96 configuration as it appeared in 1966.

X-15A #2 with Dummy Ramjet Attached
X-15A #2 with Dummy Ramjet Attached

X-15A #2 in flight. First flight with dummy ramjet attached. Flight 2-51-92, Pete Knight - pilot.

X-15A #2 with Full-Scale Ablative Applied
X-15A #2 with Full-Scale Ablative Applied

X-15A #2 is rolled out of the paint shop after having the full-scale ablative applied.

X-15A #2 with Full-Scale Ablative and External Tanks Installed
X-15A #2 with Full-Scale Ablative and External Tanks Installed

X-15A #2 with full-scale ablative and external tanks installed parked in front of hangar.

X-15A #2 with Heat Damage
X-15A #2 with Heat Damage

X-15A #2 post-flight photo showing heat damage from Mach 6.7 flight on 3 Oct 67.

X-15A #2 with Full-Scale Ablative Coating
X-15A #2 with Full-Scale Ablative Coating

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 Taken by X-15 Hycon HR-236 Camera
Southwestern US Taken by X-15 Hycon HR-236 Camera

Southwestern US, with Las Vegas, NV in foreground, taken by X-15 Hycon HR-236 Camera during flight 2-39-70 on June 27,…

X-15A #2 with Rocket Engine Ignited
X-15A #2 with Rocket Engine Ignited

The X-15A #2 (56-6671) launches away from the B-52 mothership with its rocket engine ignited.

X-15A #2 with Dummy Ramjet Engine Attached
X-15A #2 with Dummy Ramjet Engine Attached

The X-15A #2 (56-6671) is shown on a research flight with a dummy ramjet engine attached to the bottom of…

B-52 Mothership Carries an X-15 Aloft
B-52 Mothership Carries an X-15 Aloft

High-altitude contrails frame the B-52 mothership as it carries the X-15 aloft for a research flight on 13 April 1960…