Did the X-15 reach space?

The X-15 set speed and altitude records in the 1960s, reaching the edge of outer space and returning with valuable data used in aircraft and spacecraft design. The X-15’s highest speed, 4,520 miles per hour (7,274 km/h; 2,021 m/s), was achieved in October 1967, when William J.

How Fast Is X-15 in mph?

7,274 km/h
North American X-15/Top speed

How much is a North American X-15?

Love and Young cited North American Aviation estimates when they placed the cost of a new X-15 at about $9 million.

Did Chuck Yeager ever fly the X-15?

Every X-15 pilot also flew as a program chase pilot at least once, supporting missions in which they were not flying as lead pilots. On one occasion Chuck Yeager, former pilot of the X-15’s predecessor X-plane the X-1, the first crewed craft to break the sound barrier, assisted as NB-52 co-pilot for an aborted flight.

What kind of spacecraft was the X-15A-2?

Spacecraft: X-15A-2. The X-15A-2, modified from the number two aircraft, included among other new features, a 28-in. fuselage extension to carry liquid hydrogen for a supersonic combustion ramjet that was flown (as a dummy) but never tested. It also had external tanks for liquid ammonia and liquid oxygen.

How big is the North American X-15A-2 model?

This fine model is of the North American X-15A-2 at 1:20 scale. Designed and assembled completely from scratch in our Bristol Workshop, the use of technical drawings and archival imagery have allowed us to perfectly recreate every detail at scale.

What kind of plane was the North American X-15?

North American X-15. The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.

Where is the X-15A-2 on display?

DAYTON, Ohio — North American X-15A-2 on display in the Space Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)