The North American X-15 was an experimental Air Force and NASA Hypersonic Rocket powered aircraft that was used to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The fastest piloted aircraft ever flown, the North American X-15 will be displayed in one of the new galleries at the National Air and Space Museum. Our first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903 came ...

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" ...