North American X-15 - Wikipedia
The North American X-15 is a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.
X-15 Hypersonic Research Program - NASA
2014年2月28日 · Because of the large fuel consumption of its rocket engine, the X-15 was air launched from a B-52 aircraft at about 45,000 feet and speeds upward of 500 mph. Depending on the mission, the rocket engine provided thrust for the first 80 to 120 seconds of flight.
65 Years Ago: First Factory Rollout of the X-15 Hypersonic Rocket Plane
2023年10月13日 · On Oct. 15, 1958, the first X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft rolled out of its factory. A joint project among NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy, the X-15 greatly expanded our knowledge of flight at speeds exceeding Mach 6 and altitudes above 250,000 feet.
NASA 60 Years & Counting: X-15
The X-15 was air launched from a B-52 aircraft at 45,000 feet and at a speed of about 500 mph. After dropping from the B-52, the rocket engine provided thrust for the first 80 to 120 seconds of flight.
North American X-15 - National Air and Space Museum
World's Fastest Piloted Aircraft First flown in 1959, the North American X-15 bridged the gap between human flight in the atmosphere and spaceflight. It was the first winged aircraft to fly Mach 4, 5, & 6 and to operate at altitudes above 30,500 m (100,000 ft).
X-15 | Hypersonic, Mach 6, Rocket-Powered | Britannica
6 天之前 · X-15, rocket-powered research aircraft built in the 1950s by North American Aviation, Inc., for the U.S. military and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in order to gather information on flight conditions beyond the atmosphere.
The X-15 - National Air and Space Museum
2014年3月18日 · X-15: The World's Fastest Rocket Plane and the Pilots who Ushered in the Space Age, by John Anderson and Richard Passman This first flight was the beginning of one of the most spectacular test programs of one of the most spectacular airplanes in history.
X-15: The World's Fastest Rocket Plane and the Pilots Who …
In X-15, the exciting story of the X-15—the iconic rocket plane of the Cold War space race—is recounted by John Anderson, Curator of Aerodynamics at NASM, and Museum volunteer Richard Passman, who was Chief Aerodynamicist for the Bell X-2. This experimental space plane was on the cutting edge of hypersonic aerodynamics, and its winged ...
X-15: Pushing the Envelope | APPEL Knowledge Services - NASA
2010年10月22日 · The X-15 was created to explore hypersonic (generally defined as five times the speed of sound) aerodynamic performance, research structural behavior during high temperatures and pressure, study stability and control during exit from and reentry of the atmosphere, and examine pilot performance and physiology.
X-15 - Hypersonic Research at the Edge of Space - NASA
Because of the large fuel consumption of its rocket engine, the X-15 was air launched from a B-52 aircraft at about 45,000 ft and speeds upward of 500 mph. The airplane first set speed records in the Mach 4-6 range with Mach 4.43 on March 7, 1961; Mach 5.27 on June 23, 1961; Mach 6.04 on November 9, 1961; and Mach 6.7 on October 3, 1967.