This 2 minute 23 second movie clip shows the X-15 era of flight research at Dryden as it marked its 60th anniversary as the nation’s premier high-speed, high-altitude flight test and aerospace research facility during September 2006.
Duration : 0:9:57
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September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
MORE THAN MACH 5?!? …
MORE THAN MACH 5?!?!?! GOD .
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
i think they did ot …
i think they did ot used x-15 for shuttle. x-15 pit part looks really similar to f-22 front.
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
…how about touch …
…how about touch and go? every plane in normal conditions can abort landing even if with all landing gears on the ground and take off.
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
thanks for posting, …
thanks for posting,…very interesting stuff
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
I want an LLRV!!!!! …
I want an LLRV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
lol
lol
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Reentry speeds mean …
Reentry speeds mean that the shuttle had to be a ‘blunt’ shape, which is what the lifting body showed could still fly although 6 million dollar man crashed one of them
X-15 showed that a piloted reentry was possible
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
u get from Dryden …
u get from Dryden movie collection
i download it
quite good movie (like documentary)
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
x-15 only the …
x-15 only the former shuttle reasearch
but the lifthing body reasearch make
space shuttle possibble
go find Lifting Body Dryden’s 60 Years of Flight Research Lifting Body to know more
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
What is the …
What is the thruster behind the M2F1 when it is landing 7:33?
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
” only one chance …
” only one chance at landing”
yeh so do all pilots…. u dont get a second turn if you get it wrong…
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
You think they …
You think they could have intercepted those pesky 1950’s-1960’s UFO’s with this thing!
Negotiating the 90deg turns at speed?-well,no.
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Quite a plane! Or …
Quite a plane! Or actually it is regarded as a spaceship, bechause it flyes so high it can`t manuver by aero-dynamic up there. More than 80 km up. Funny stuff, and good video -thanx!
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
x-15 was the …
x-15 was the grandfather of the shuttle. neil armstrong flew it and joe engle flew both
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
wow at 1:07.
i …
wow at 1:07.
i never saw an XLR-99 engine burn.
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
rocket with wings
rocket with wings
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Very good video, I …
Very good video, I like the “bathtub” haha.
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
focizni jó lesz!
focizni jó lesz!