North American X-15

The North American X-15 rocket-powered aircraft-spaceplane was part of the X-series of experimental aircraft initiated with the Bell X-1 that were made for the USAAF-USAF NACA-NASA and the USN. The X-15 set speed and altitude records in the early 1960s reaching the edge of outer space and returning with valuable data used in aircraft and spacecraft design. As of 2011 it holds the official world record for the fastest speed ever reached by a manned rocket-powered aircraft.

The North American X-15 rocket-powered aircraft/spaceplane was part of the X-series of experimental aircraft, initiated with the Bell X-1, that were made for the USAAF/ USAF, NACA/NASA, and the USN.1
The North American X-15 rocket plane was built to meet that challenge. It was designed to fly at speeds up to Mach 6, and altitudes up to 250,000 ft.2
North American X-15A-2 at US Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio North American X-15A test aircraft underneath the North American XB-70 Valkyrie 3
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North American X-15A-2, serial number 56-6671, is at the United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.8
The North American X-15 was definitely a historic event in its own.9
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The maximum achieved speed of the North American X-15 is 4,534mph (Mach 6.72). ChaCha! - Answered by Kellie D.13
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Height Main
411.48
Height Alt
4.12 m
Engine(jet)
Thiokol XLR99-RM-2
Length Alt
15.45 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
34000.0
Thrust Main
70400
Jet Or Prop
jet
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Range Main
280 mi
Loaded Weight Main
34000.0
Max Speed Alt
271200.0
Introduced
17
Loading Main
170
Max Speed Main
Mach 6.72
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
15420.0
Ceiling Main
67 mi
Number Built
3
Crew
one
Thrust/weight
2
Retired
December 1970
Thrust Alt
313.0
Loaded Weight Alt
15420.0
Area Main
200.0
Primary user
United States Air Force
Span Alt
6.8 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Manufacturer
North American Aviation
First Flight
8
Number Of Jets
1
Climb Rate Main
60000.0
Type of jet
liquid-fuel rocket engine
Climb Rate Alt
1097280.0
Length Main
1546.86
Span Main
680.72
Area Alt
18.6 m2
Range Alt
450.0
Empty Weight Main
14600.0
Ceiling Alt
108
Category
1963 in spaceflight
Air launch to orbit
Aircraft in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution
High-test peroxide
Hypersonic aircraft
Manned spacecraft
North American Aviation aircraft
Parasite aircraft
Reusable launch systems
Rocket-powered aircraft
Spacecraft in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution
Spaceplanes
United States experimental aircraft 1950-1959
X-15 program
Empty Weight Alt
6620.0
Loading Alt
829

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