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This is the X-15: research aircraft (1974)

1974 · Short film

Synopsis

Footage of the X-15 research aircraft (in flight), designed to investigate the problems of manned flight in a near space environment: altitudes up to 50 miles, speed up mach 6, high speed aerodynamics, aerodynamic heating, structural design, aircraft stability and control in space and re-entry.

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NASA