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Simple X-15 Mach 6

270 KingNugg  2.0 years ago

America was tired of "slow" so they built a rocket plane and towed it up to the edge of space with a b-52 Strato Fortress and dropped it. The manned missile preceded to go a bit past Mach-6

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 22.0ft (6.7m)
  • Length 53.7ft (16.4m)
  • Height 13.5ft (4.1m)
  • Empty Weight 11,051lbs (5,012kg)
  • Loaded Weight 14,649lbs (6,644kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 36.818
  • Wing Loading 54.5lbs/ft2 (266.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 268.7ft2 (25.0m2)
  • Drag Points 2498

Parts

  • Number of Parts 52
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 322