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X-15: the world's fastest rocket plane and the pilots who ushered in the space age

By Richard , Anderson , John;Passman

Book information

Publisher
MBI;Zenith Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780760344453, 0760344450
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
19 MB (19562189 bytes)
Series
Smithsonian series
Pages
144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
AerodynamicsHypersonic -- Research -- United States -- HistoryHypersonic--Research--United States--History;HISTOHypersonic--Research;History;X-15 (Rocket aircraft

Description

Why the X-15? -- The advent of the research airplane -- The X-15 airplane and its engines -- The test arena -- The pilots -- The flights.;"The X-15, which flew from 1959-1970, is still the most advanced research aircraft ever developed and flown, and hangs in a place of honor in the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum. Its test pilots not only reached the edge of space, but their skill and daring helped engineers understand hypersonic speed and thus pave the way for the Space Shuttle"-- Why the X-15? -- The advent of the research airplane -- The X-15 airplane and its engines -- The test arena -- The pilots -- The flights.

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