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X-15 The Hypersonic Research Airplane from NACA to NASA
The North American X-15 was an experimental Air Force and NASA Hypersonic Rocket powered aircraft that was used to ...
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The U.S. Air Force Went to Space on the North American X-15
The X-15 is the only conventional aircraft that has ever been flown ... a test flight aboard the North American X-15. Before ever commanding a Gemini or Apollo mission, Armstrong was a test ...
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The X-15 was a Starfighter in All But Name
The North American X-15 is one of the most groundbreaking aircraft ever created in the history of aviation and space exploration. Developed in the late 1950s and flown throughout the 1960s ...
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X-15 Walkaround
Still the fastest airplane ever flown, the North American X-15 earned its title 40 years ago, when on October 3, 1967 Air Force Major William “Pete” Knight flew the rocket-powered aircraft to ...
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The North American F-107 Was One Weird-Looking Plane
In addition to its unusual air intake, the F-107 featured other unusual features: namely, an all-moving vertical stabilizer, an automated flight control system, and an ejection seat that was designed ...
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World War II Aircraft
The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era American military aircraft ... Museum North American SNJ-4 (AT-6) National Air and Space Museum North American B-25J-20-NC (TB-25N) Mitchell "Carol Jean" ...