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2. List of X-15 flights - Wikipedia

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   The X-15-1's first free flight. Crossfield's first free flight. Glide flight, only one scheduled during program. 6 — 2 C 1 — 24 July 1959 Crossfield — — — The X-15-2's first time aloft. 7 — 2 A 2 — 4 September 1959 Crossfield — — — 8 2 2 1 3 3 17 September 1959 Crossfield 2.11 1,393 52,341 The X-15-2's first free flight ...

3. North American X-15 - Wikipedia

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   Air Force NB-52A, "The High and Mighty One" (serial 52-0003), and NB-52B, "The Challenger" (serial 52-0008, also known as Balls 8) served as carrier planes for all X-15 flights. Release of the X-15 from NB-52A took place at an altitude of about 8.5 miles (13.7 km) (45,000 feet) and a speed of about 500 miles per hour (805 km/h). [8]

4. Joseph A. Walker - Wikipedia

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   The latter two, X-15 Flights 90 and 91, also surpassed the Kármán line, the internationally accepted boundary of 100 kilometers (62.14 miles). Making the latter flights immediately after the completion of the Mercury and Vostok programs, Walker became the first person to fly to space twice. He was the only X-15 pilot to fly above 100 km ...

5. Michael J. Adams - Wikipedia

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   X-15 Flight 191 Michael James Adams (May 5, 1930 – November 15, 1967) ( Maj USAF ) was an American aviator , aeronautical engineer , and USAF astronaut . [ 1 ] He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15 , an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA .

6. William J. Knight - Wikipedia

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   On October 3, 1967, Knight piloted X-15 Flight 188, the program's fastest flight. Flying at a maximum Mach of 6.7 and a maximum speed of 4,520 mph (7,274 km/h), he set a speed record for flight in a winged, powered aircraft. [1] The flight was made in the X-15A-2, the second of three planes in the X-15 fleet.

7. Category:X-15 flights - Wikipedia

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   X-15 Flight 188; X-15 Flight 3-65-97; X. X-15 Flight 35 This page was last edited on 10 July 2021, at 07:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...