Scale model tests of proposed Boeing Dyna-Soar in the United States. Views of the earth showing the flight path of the Dyna-Soar and a launching at Cape Canaveral. A table-top model of Boeing proposed Dyna-Soar airborne vehicle with multi-stage rockets on a launch pad and gantry towers. A flight capsule and a crew accommodations display board and a scale model of proposed Boeing Dyna-Soar turning on a pedestal in the foreground. A drawing shows the proposed cockpit configuration for the Boeing Dyna-Soar vehicle. A man in a pressure suit seated in the cockpit of full scale mockup of the Boeing proposed Dyna-Soar. A drawing shows various stages of proposed capsule separation. Wind tunnel capsule separation test using scale models. Boeing Dyna-Soar wind tunnel model being held by a technician. The technician places the Boeing model in the Arnold engineering hot shot tunnel. Views of the model of Boeing Dyna-Soar under a bank of quartz lamps during a structural heat test. The model nose cone is heated by multi-gas jet device. A Boeing DS-1 model enters the wind tunnel. A drawing shows general arrangement of the DS-1 Dyna-Soar booster and glider. Full scale mockup of Boeing DS-1 glider mockup on display.
The first public showing of X-15 rocket powered aircraft at NAA (North American Aviation) facility, Los Angeles. Various personnel stand near the tail end of the Western Airline plane. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and dignitaries take turns to speak from a platform. Personnel below the stand makes motion pictures. An X-15 rocket-powered aircraft being towed out of a hangar by a tug. Vice President Nixon stand beside the X-15 parked in front of the reviewing stand and talk with other dignitaries while inspecting the X-15.
The first public showing of an X-15 rocket powered aircraft at the NAA (North American Aviation) facility in Los Angeles. A large crowd inspects the X-15. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon reviews from a stand in the background.
The first public showing of an X-15 rocket powered aircraft at the NAA (North American Aviation) facility in Los Angeles, California. Various military, U.S. and foreign officers sit in bleachers. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon gives a speech. The X-15 being towed out from a hangar by a tug. Vice President Nixon stands beside the nose of the X-15. He shakes hands with personnel and talks while looking at the X-15.
The first public showing of an X-15 rocket powered aircraft at the NAA (North American Aviation) facility in Los Angeles, California. Various personnel sit in bleachers. A motion picture camera in action on top of a stand. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon speaks. The X-15 being towed out from a hangar by a tug. The Vice President looks at the X-15 parked in front of the reviewing stand.
The first public showing of an X-15 rocket powered aircraft at the NAA (North American Aviation) facility in Los Angeles, California. Motion picture cameramen take pictures. Various personnel sit down. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon speaks. The X-15 is towed out of a hangar by a tug. The Vice President shakes hands and talks to personnel while looking at the parked X-15.