Название: North American X-15/X-15A-2
Автор(ы): Ben Guenther, Jay Miller, Terry Panopalis
Издательство: Midland Counties Publications
Серия: Aerofax Datagraph 02
Год: 1985
ISBN: 0-942548-34-5
Страниц: 68
Язык: English
Формат: PDF
Размер: 62 MB

On the limit of aircraft and spacecraft, the X-15 reached Mach 6.72 and an height of 107960 m. The X-15 was designed to resist the heat and friction of atmospheric reentry. It was powered by rocket engines. The X-15A-2 version could carry two large external fuel tanks. Three X-15s were built, one was lost in a fatal accident.