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North American X-15

106k SimpleFlow  7.8 years ago

Hello everyone!  Hope you enjoy this X-15

I didn't make it go 4000 mph because it is not fun to fly around and it's uncontrollable then so yeah!

Note: take off from air

History:
The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft. The X-15 set speed and altitude records in the 1960s, reaching the edge of outer space and returning with valuable data used in aircraft and spacecraft design. The X-15's official world record for the highest speed ever recorded by a manned, powered aircraft, set in October 1967 when William J. "Pete" Knight flew Mach 6.72 at 102,100 feet (31,120 m), a speed of 4,520 miles per hour (7,274 km/h) which has remained unchallenged as of January 2017.

During the X-15 program, 13 flights by eight pilots met the Air Force spaceflight criterion by exceeding the altitude of 50 miles (80 km), thus qualifying these pilots as being astronauts. The Air Force pilots qualified for astronaut wings immediately, while the civilian pilots were eventually awarded NASA astronaut wings in 2005, 35 years after the last X-15 flight. The only Navy pilot in the X-15 program never took the aircraft above the requisite 50 mile altitude and so as a result, never earned himself astronaut wings.

Ps: not alot of people will read this but the one's who will will know thar my next build will be the b-52A

General Characteristics

  • Successors 8 airplane(s)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 26.1ft (7.9m)
  • Length 53.2ft (16.2m)
  • Height 13.1ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 18,604lbs (8,439kg)
  • Loaded Weight 22,987lbs (10,427kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.586
  • Wing Loading 50.4lbs/ft2 (246.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 456.1ft2 (42.4m2)
  • Drag Points 7576

Parts

  • Number of Parts 262
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 793
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    41.3k Phox

    @Zanbradcr3per ok

    3.3 years ago
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    I absolutely love this build ngl.

    3.3 years ago
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    @Fox00One I know that okay?

    3.3 years ago
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    I made a afterburner with it nice buliding

    3.3 years ago
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    41.3k Phox

    @Zanbradcr3per it's actually not controllable irl

    3.8 years ago
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    if its not controllable ill make it controllable

    +2 4.6 years ago
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    Make another plane and please make it a tribute to someone

    6.7 years ago
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    2,341 Davisplanez

    amazing!

    7.1 years ago
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    8,281 12ocketguy

    I love anything NASA. Awesome detail.

    7.5 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @rubbishcraft
    For what?

    7.8 years ago
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    156k MAHADI

    and also you should check out my Astrofighter plane, it's top speed is 7000-10000mph ... but you may also fly it in low speed, 3000-4000mph to have fun in flying...

    7.8 years ago
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    156k MAHADI

    now I know, this is the fastest plane till now...

    7.8 years ago
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    26.4k Joco80

    Would you please spotlight my BB? Very few people looked at it... Thanks!

    7.8 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @Delosofy
    Thanks alot!!

    7.8 years ago
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    When is the best time to upload? @SimpleFlow

    7.8 years ago
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    3,225 NateK225

    I might have modified it.... and it might have gone 10,000mph....

    7.8 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @EliteIndustries1
    That would be around 1500 parts! My tablet can only handle 800

    7.8 years ago
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    1,878 Mrloominati

    It does go 4000+ at about 100 000ft

    7.8 years ago
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    I can't wait to see how the B-52 will turn out!

    7.8 years ago
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    101k Wallaby

    PUT THE X-15 ON DA B-52 LOLOLOLOL

    7.8 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @MechWARRIOR57
    Thanks

    7.8 years ago
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    really nice!

    7.8 years ago
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    147k Pilotmario

    I think it was an NB-52B "Balls 8" that dropped the plane.

    They call it "Balls 8" because its tail number was "52-008".

    7.8 years ago
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    1,328 090328

    Ok sorry i forget that

    7.8 years ago
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    106k SimpleFlow

    @090328
    Ehh
    I don't make modern fighters

    7.8 years ago
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