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The North American X-15 ‘Rocket Plane’ Hit Mach 6.7 (All the Way Back in 1967)

Key Points and Summary - Decades before the rumored SR-72 "Darkstar," America had already conquered hypersonic flight with the X-15 rocket plane. -In 1967, this remarkable experimental aircraft, ...
The Aviationist

Going Hypersonic: A Look at the Record-setting X-15

An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance utilizing the technology of the 1950s and 60s. The North American X-15 was ...
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North American X-15 Flight Record

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The National Interest

The U.S. Air Force Went to Space on the North American X-15

The X-15 is the only conventional aircraft that has ever been flown above the “Karman Line” separating the Earth’s atmosphere from space. The Neil Armstrong biopic, First Man, starring Ryan Gosling as ...