Three view art of the North American X-15. Robert White, Bill Dana, Neil Armstrong and Joe Engle were on hand when astronaut wings were presented to the three NASA pilots who flew the X-15 into space. Southwestern US, with Las Vegas, NV in foreground, taken by X-15 Hycon HR-236 Camera during flt. 2-39-70 on June 27, 1965.

Jul 26, 2023 · One of three X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft being carried aloft under the wing of its B-52 mothership. The X-15 aircraft, ship #1 (56-6670), sits on the lakebed early in its illustrious career of high speed flight research.

Feb 10, 2022 · The X-15 became the first winged aircraft to attain hypersonic speeds, the velocities of Mach 4, 5, and 6 (four, five, and six times the speed of sound, 761.2 mph/1,225 kph).

Feb 2, 2025 · Neil Armstrong with the X-15 -1, one of the five aircraft of the X-15 program. Photo: NASA | Wikimedia Commons. The X-15 was the first aircraft to cross the boundaries of outer space. It was also the first airplane to reach hypersonic speed.

Mar 12, 2014 · The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 ft long with a wingspan of 22 ft. It was a missile-shaped vehicle with an unusual wedge-shaped vertical tail, thin stubby wings, and unique side fairings that extended along the side of the fuselage.

The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 ft long with a wingspan of 22 ft. It was a missile-shaped vehicle with an unusual wedge-shaped vertical tail, thin stubby wings, and unique side fairings that extended along the side of the fuselage.

Here's a closer look at the X-15 with its ablative coating applied, in August 1967. The aircraft measured 50 feet long, with a 22-foot wingspan. It weighed 14,000 pounds empty and 34,000 pounds...

Apr 7, 2006 · North American X-15; 56-6671 photos; United States - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Feb 6, 2002 · The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft 50 ft long with a wingspan of 22 ft. It was a missile-shaped vehicle with an unusual wedge-shaped vertical tail, thin stubby wings, and unique side fairings that extended along the side of the fuselage.

Dec 26, 2014 · While the Blackbird SR-71 was the fastest manned airplane ever made, the fastest manned aircraft is the North American X-15, a rocket plane that flew for the first time on June 8, 1959,...