X-15A
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AG/1 : Eject lower fin for landing
AG/2 : drogue chute
(!MAKE A SOFT LANDING THE SKIS BREAK EASILY!)
X-15A :
The North American X-15 is a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft. The X-15 set speed and altitude records in the 1960s, crossing 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),[1] was achieved on 3 October 1967,[2] when William J. Knight flew at Mach 6.7 at an altitude of 102,100 feet (31,120 m), or 19.34 miles. This set the official world record for the highest speed ever recorded by a crewed, powered aircraft, which remains unbroken
During the X-15 program, 12 pilots flew a combined 199 flights. Of these, 8 pilots flew a combined 13 flights which met the Air Force spaceflight criterion by exceeding the altitude of 50 miles (80 km), thus qualifying these pilots as being astronauts; of those 13 flights, two (flown by the same civilian pilot) met the FAI definition (100 kilometres (62 mi)) of outer space. The 5 Air Force pilots qualified for military astronaut wings immediately, while the 3 civilian pilots were eventually awarded NASA astronaut wings in 2005, 35 years after the last X-15 flight.
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 20.7ft (6.3m)
- Length 49.2ft (15.0m)
- Height 11.6ft (3.5m)
- Empty Weight 13,286lbs (6,026kg)
- Loaded Weight 22,395lbs (10,158kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.376
- Wing Loading 77.0lbs/ft2 (375.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 291.0ft2 (27.0m2)
- Drag Points 2586
Parts
- Number of Parts 68
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 479
@Trainzo thanks :)
Nice plane .