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X-15 is a 1961 American aviation drama film that presents a fictionalized account of the X-15 research rocket aircraft program, the test pilots who flew the aircraft, and the associated NASA community that supported the program. X-15 starred David McLean, Charles Bronson, [Note 1] James Gregory and Mary Tyler Moore (in her first feature film ...
The X-15 engine burned about 85 seconds. Near the end of the burn, acceleration built up to about 4g (39 m/s²). Weightlessness lasted for 3 to 5 minutes. Re-entry heating warmed the exterior of the X-15 to 650 °C in places. During pull up after re-entry, the acceleration built up to 5g (49 m/s²) for 20 seconds. The entire flight lasted about ...
The X-15-1's first free flight. Crossfield's first free flight. Glide flight, only one scheduled during program. 6 — 2 C 1 — 24 July 1959 Crossfield — — — The X-15-2's first time aloft. 7 — 2 A 2 — 4 September 1959 Crossfield — — — 8 2 2 1 3 3 17 September 1959 Crossfield 2.11 1,393 52,341 The X-15-2's first free flight ...
Michael J. Adams. Michael James Adams (May 5, 1930 – November 15, 1967) ( Maj USAF) was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, and USAF astronaut. [1] He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA . On November 15, 1967, Adams flew X-15 Flight 191 (also ...
Rogers Dry Lake, Edwards. Flight 87 of the North American X-15 was a sub-orbital spaceflight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force on 27 June 1963. [1] The X-15 was piloted by astronaut Robert A. Rushworth to an altitude of 86.7 km (53.9 mi) surpassing the U.S. definition of space. The X-15 was NASA's first space vehicle (the Mercury capsule ...
North American X-15A-2 just after white sealer painting on June 26, 1967. The North American X-15 's Flight 188 on October 3, 1967, was a record-setting flight. William J. Knight took the X-15A-2 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft to 102,100 feet (31,100 meters) over Mud Lake, Nevada when Flight 188 reached a record-setting top speed of 4,520 ...
Zone 5 uses eight 2-digit codes (51–58) and two sets of 3-digit codes (50x, 59x) to serve South and Central America. Zone 6 uses seven 2-digit codes (60–66) and three sets of 3-digit codes (67x–69x) to serve Southeast Asia and Oceania. Zone 7 uses an integrated numbering plan; two digits (7x) determine the area served: Russia or Kazakhstan.
A Boeing 707-100 ordered by Qantas with customer code 38 would be designated as 707-138. A Boeing 717-200 ordered by Hawaiian Airlines with customer code 2A would be designated as 717-22A. A Boeing 727-100 and 727-200 ordered by American Airlines with customer code 23 are designated as 727-023 or 727-123 [note 2] and 727-223, respectively.