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 …
X-15 Hypersonic Research Program - NASA
2014年2月28日 · In the joint X-15 hypersonic research program that NASA conducted with the U.S. Air Force, the Navy, and North American Aviation Inc., the aircraft flew during a period of …
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 …
X-15 Hypersonic Research Aircraft - NASA
2014年2月28日 · The X-15 was a follow-on research aircraft to the early X-planes, which had explored the flight regime from just below the speed of sound (Mach 1) to Mach 3.2. In 1952, …
North American X-15A-2 - National Museum of the USAF
It made the first manned flights to the edges of space and was the world’s first piloted aircraft to reach hypersonic speeds, or more than five times the speed of sound. The X-15 was an …
North American X-15 - National Air and Space Museum
The North American X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft bridged the gap between manned flight within the atmosphere and manned flight beyond the atmosphere into space. After …
The X-15 - National Air and Space Museum
2014年3月18日 · Mounted under the wing of a B-52 jet bomber, on that day the X-15 and Crossfield were carried to an altitude of 11,445 meters (37,550 feet), and then released. This …
X-15 | Hypersonic, Mach 6, Rocket-Powered | Britannica
2024年11月12日 · 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 …
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 …
X-15 Rocket Plane
The North American X-15 Rocket Plane. History; Research Results; Hypersonic Revolution article; 30 th Anniversary Proceedings