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NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Collection
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NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Collection
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X-15 flight test with external fuel tanks
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X-15 flight test with external fuel tanks
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The X-15 had its share of emergency landings and accidents, but only two produced serious injuries or death. On Nov. 9, 1962, Jack McKay experienced an engine failure and landed at Mud Lake, Nev. The landing gear collapsed, flipping him and the aircraft on its back. Although he recovered from his injuries sufficiently to fly again, he eventually had to retire because of them. On Nov. 15, 1967, on Michael Adams seventh flight, he entered a spin from which he was able to recover but could not bring it out of an inverted dive because of a technical problem with the adaptive flight control system. He died in the resultant crash of the X-15 number three.
This 31 second video clip shows the flight test with external fuel tanks of the X-15A-2. In June 1967, the X-15A-2 rocket-powered research aircraft received a full-scale ablative coating to protect the craft from the high temperatures associated with hypersonic flight (above Mach 5). This pink eraser-like substance, applied to the X-15A-2 aircraft (56-6671), was then covered with a white sealant coat before flight. This coating would help the #2 aircraft reach the record speed of 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7).
Description
The X-15 had its share of emergency landings and accidents, but only two produced serious injuries or death. On Nov. 9, 1962, Jack McKay experienced an engine failure and landed at Mud Lake, Nev. The landing gear collapsed, flipping him and the aircraft on its back. Although he recovered from his injuries sufficiently to fly again, he eventually had to retire because of them. On Nov. 15, 1967, on Michael Adams seventh flight, he entered a spin from which he was able to recover but could not bring it out of an inverted dive because of a technical problem with the adaptive flight control system. He died in the resultant crash of the X-15 number three.
This 31 second video clip shows the flight test with external fuel tanks of the X-15A-2. In June 1967, the X-15A-2 rocket-powered research aircraft received a full-scale ablative coating to protect the craft from the high temperatures associated with hypersonic flight (above Mach 5). This pink eraser-like substance, applied to the X-15A-2 aircraft (56-6671), was then covered with a white sealant coat before flight. This coating would help the #2 aircraft reach the record speed of 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7).
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circa 1967
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circa 1967
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Dryden Flight Research Center
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Dryden Flight Research Center
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NASA
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X-15
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B-52
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Edwards Air Force Base
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Edwards Air Force Base
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Space Shuttle
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Space Shuttle
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U.S. Air Force
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U.S. Air Force
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North American Aviation
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North American Aviation
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Reaction Motors
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Reaction Motors
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Joseph A. Walker
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Joseph A. Walker
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U.S. Navy
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U.S. Navy
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XLR-99
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XLR-11
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Thiokol
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Thiokol
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reaction control system
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reaction control system
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John Becker
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John Becker
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A. Scott Crossfield
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A. Scott Crossfield
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Robert M. White
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Robert M. White
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Forrest S. Petersen
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Forrest S. Petersen
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John B. McKay
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John B. McKay
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Robert A. Rushworth
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Robert A. Rushworth
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Neil A. Armstrong
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Neil A. Armstrong
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Joe H. Engle
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Joe H. Engle
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Milton O. Thompson
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Milton O. Thompson
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William J. Knight
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William J. Knight
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William H. Dana
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William H. Dana
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Michael J. Adams
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Michael J. Adams
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rocket powered research aircraft
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rocket powered research aircraft
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XLR-99 rocket engine
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XLR-99 rocket engine
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Thiokol Chemical Corp.
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Thiokol Chemical Corp.
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high-speed & high-altitude flight
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high-speed & high-altitude flight
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B-52 air launch
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B-52 air launch
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4520 mph
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4520 mph
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Mach 6.70
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Mach 6.70
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354200 ft (altitude)
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354200 ft (altitude)
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67 miles (altitude)
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67 miles (altitude)
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full-scale ablationX-15
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full-scale ablationX-15
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William H. Dana
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William H. Dana
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A. Scott Crossfield
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A. Scott Crossfield
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Joseph A. Walker
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Joseph A. Walker
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Neil A. Armstrong
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Neil A. Armstrong
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Milton O. Thompson
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Milton O. Thompson
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John B. McKay
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John B. McKay
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X-15
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X-15
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Edwards Air Force Base
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Edwards Air Force Base
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Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
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Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
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June 1967
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June 1967
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1967
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1967
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Movie Number:
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EM-0033-07
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EM-0033-07
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SPD-DRYDEN-EM-0033-0 7
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SPD-DRYDEN-EM-0033-0 7
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