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Today in Aviation History: First Powered Flight of the North American X-15

Discover the story of the North American X-15's first powered flight on September 17, 1959, when Scott Crossfield piloted the ...
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The Mach 6.7 X-15 Rocket Plane Has A Message for the U.S. Air Force

America built the X-15 to get flight data in the unknown between airplanes and spacecraft. -The rocket-powered, Inconel-X research plane, air-dropped from a B-52 and driven by a throttleable XLR99, ...