X-15 : extending the frontiers of flight /

The X-15 was the ultimate "X" vehicle. Built in the 1950s, she became the fastest and highest-flying winged aircraft of its time. During 199 flights from 1959 through 1968, she collected data about hypersonic flight that was invaluable to aeronautics and to developers of the space shuttle....

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Main Author: Jenkins, Dennis R.
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington DC : NASA, [2007]
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by Jenkins, Dennis R.
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