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Apart from the X-15 itself, those analog computers and rat's nest of wiring, physically drawn graphs in real time and simulators before computers... those guys were geniuses
It is just a very sad thing that in the more nearly 56 years since the last X-15 flight, that no aircraft has come close to what this amazing vehicle accomplished.
I'm proud to say - I managed to get an autographed photo of three of the X-15 pilots before they passed away... Scott Crossfield (First to fly the X-15, plus the first man to break Mach 2 - worked on the design & project mgt of the X-15) Pete Knight (holder of the absolute speed record in the X-15....winged flight) Bill Dana (the last to fly the X-15 and awarded Astronaut wings for his flights well over 300k + feet altitude) * These guys were my heroes as a kid in the 70's.
My grandfather flew on the mother ship "High And Mighty One" identifiable by the bald eagle on the nose. He was the crew chief, and used to flip the bird to the X-15 pilot as he hit the drop button.😂 I miss his stories. If you would like more behind the scenes info, let me know!
Would love to know the name of your grandfather. Curious if I might have interviewed him during my research for writing my book on the X-15 rocket plane.
@@perfectlyundonecustoms Thank you for the name. Unfortunately it is not one I am familiar with from my research. How wonderful that he had the opportunity to work on the B-52 during the X-15 program. All the people I spoke with talked about how it was all one big family there at Edwards working on this program.
No, the X-15 was not a bomb! It was a manned research aircraft that flew between 1959 and 1968. It was flown by 12 pilots from North American Aviation, NASA, the US Air Force, and the US Navy. It's altitude record stood until 2004 and its speed record of Mach 6.70 (4,520 mph) has never been surpassed.
The X-15 docs were made before the shuttle. In fact, they were made before the program itself had ended (the number of flights cited is 120, although it flew 199)
"X-15: The Fastest Winged Plane EVER!" WRONG, since the Space Shuttle is winged and becomes aerodynamically controllable at above mach 20, that would make it the fastest.
"The fastest winged plane" doesn't mean anything of value. Why? Because an aero-plane is a wing. Many are a flat plane on the bottom and a curved surface on the top. Therefore, what this video is actually talking about is the fastest airplane. It isn't an airplane with an air breathing power system. But a wing is an aeroplane. Today we simplify this term to "airplane." This account is about the fastest powered flying machine that flies in air. But there were faster air flying machines that were unpowered. The soviet Buron and the American Space Shuttles were many times faster than the X-15 when they were slowing down.
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Apart from the X-15 itself, those analog computers and rat's nest of wiring, physically drawn graphs in real time and simulators before computers... those guys were geniuses
The X-15 was truly ahead of its time-an engineering marvel that pushed the boundaries of what's possible in aviation!
It is just a very sad thing that in the more nearly 56 years since the last X-15 flight, that no aircraft has come close to what this amazing vehicle accomplished.
My favorite project when I was a kid
What your favorite now?
Pilot / engineer / astronaut Neil Armstrong called the X-15 the most successful research aircraft ever built.
X-Planes , only aviation enthusiasts will appreciate....
X-planes; what created a lot of aviation enthusiasts!
Oh well, Space Shuttle is so easily forgotten
That’s not an aircraft?
The space shuttle was a stalling point for spacecraft and their development.
An expensive boondoggle.
I'm proud to say - I managed to get an autographed photo of three of the X-15 pilots before they passed away...
Scott Crossfield (First to fly the X-15, plus the first man to break Mach 2 - worked on the design & project mgt of the X-15)
Pete Knight (holder of the absolute speed record in the X-15....winged flight)
Bill Dana (the last to fly the X-15 and awarded Astronaut wings for his flights well over 300k + feet altitude)
* These guys were my heroes as a kid in the 70's.
X marks the spot
I’m trying to tell ya 🫡
Very informative video compilation.
My grandfather flew on the mother ship "High And Mighty One" identifiable by the bald eagle on the nose. He was the crew chief, and used to flip the bird to the X-15 pilot as he hit the drop button.😂 I miss his stories. If you would like more behind the scenes info, let me know!
Would love to know the name of your grandfather. Curious if I might have interviewed him during my research for writing my book on the X-15 rocket plane.
@@x15galmichelleevans SMSGT (Ret.) Bruce C. Byington
SMSGT (RET.) Bruce C. Byington. Also retired from Lockheed Skunkworks.
@@perfectlyundonecustoms Thank you for the name. Unfortunately it is not one I am familiar with from my research. How wonderful that he had the opportunity to work on the B-52 during the X-15 program. All the people I spoke with talked about how it was all one big family there at Edwards working on this program.
Realy I like this powerful fastest planes
Is that Charlton Heston narrating?
No, most definitely not Heston.
wow!
12:44 🤔😆 However you hear it, it’s not inaccurate!
More like a rocket engine with a cockpit attached.
Those blurry edges or whatever they are are extremely distracting. If the aspect ratios don’t match black would be preferable
crazy to think training tools were made by…
It's not a plane. It's a rocket. It doesn't have an air breathing engine. It had solid fuel.
I bet thats really a bomb,goes to show US haf hypersonic bombs in 1960,imagine now=china russia,iran s korea😊
Never was a bomb. Americans do not put humans on bombs. We are not Japan. 😢
No, the X-15 was not a bomb! It was a manned research aircraft that flew between 1959 and 1968. It was flown by 12 pilots from North American Aviation, NASA, the US Air Force, and the US Navy. It's altitude record stood until 2004 and its speed record of Mach 6.70 (4,520 mph) has never been surpassed.
@x15galmichelleevans thanks for the lesson
wild lol i said... well gas is explosive too... lolololol
The X-15 used anhydrous ammonia for fuel.
Last time i checked the space shuttle had wings, and was quite faster.
The X-15 docs were made before the shuttle. In fact, they were made before the program itself had ended (the number of flights cited is 120, although it flew 199)
"X-15: The Fastest Winged Plane EVER!" WRONG, since the Space Shuttle is winged and becomes aerodynamically controllable at above mach 20, that would make it the fastest.
"The fastest winged plane" doesn't mean anything of value.
Why? Because an aero-plane is a wing. Many are a flat plane on the bottom and a curved surface on the top. Therefore, what this video is actually talking about is the fastest airplane. It isn't an airplane with an air breathing power system. But a wing is an aeroplane. Today we simplify this term to "airplane."
This account is about the fastest powered flying machine that flies in air. But there were faster air flying machines that were unpowered. The soviet Buron and the American Space Shuttles were many times faster than the X-15 when they were slowing down.