Test flight of rocket powered aircraft X-15A at Edwards Air Force Base in California. A jet engine of NB-52B Stratofortress. A sign reads 'NASA 9 Mobile'. Aerovane kept on the top of a van. Pilot climbs up a ladder. He sits inside a cockpit. NASA officers help him. Jet engine of NB-52B. A sign reads 'FOD'. Inner view of the X-15A. NB-52B Stratofortress with X-15A. United States insignia on NB-52B. NB-52B with X-15A taxis and takes off. It leaves a smoky trail.
Test flight of rocket powered aircraft X-15A at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Insignia of X-15A with different names like Pete, Eagle and Jack. A jet engine of NB-52B Stratofortress. Major William J Knight inside a cockpit. NASA officer and a man talk to him. X-15A attached on right wing of NB-52B. A man with headphones gives signal. NB-52B with X-15A taxis. United States insignia on NB-52B. NB-52B with X-15A takes off. A smoky trail left by the plane. NB-52B with X-15A in flight. X-15A in landing position. People in a red van. X-15A lands and leaves a smoky trail. A hospital van.
Test flight of rocket powered aircraft X-15A at Edwards Air Force Base in California. NB-52B Stratofortress with Rocket Powered Aircraft X-15A in flight. Insignia of United States. It leaves a smoky trail. X-15A detaches from NB-52B and in flight. It leaves a smoky trail and flies into a distance.
Test Pilot Scott Crossfield climbs into cockpit of X-15 rocket powered aircraft, as spectators are assembled to witness its first free flight. B-52B Stratofortress aircraft taxis and takes off with the rocket powered X-15 under its wing. X-15 detaches from the B-52, and drops towards the earth as Crossfield tests its behavior in flight. View of X-15 nose wheel turning during landing. 'North American Aviation Inc' stenciled on fuselage. The X-15 exhibits an extreme high pitch angle as it comes in for a successful landing on the Rogers Dry Lake Bed in the Mojave Desert.
Rocket powered aircraft X-15 pilots at Edwards Air Force Base in California. X-15 pilots Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson, Neil A Armstrong, Captain Robbert A Rushworth, John B McKay, Major Robert M White and Joseph A Walker stand in front of X-15. A sign reads 'NASA' Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson and John B McKay talk. X-15 in the background. Major Robert M White and Joseph A Walker talk. Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson, Neil A Armstrong, Captain Robbert A Rushworth, John B McKay, Major Robert M White and Joseph A Walker stand together. Major White and Joseph Walker stand beside X-15 and talk. Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson stands beside X-15. Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson stands beside X-15. John B McKay stands beside X-15. Captain Robbert A Rushworth stands beside X-15. Neil Armstrong stands beside X-15. Major Robert M White stands beside X-15. Captain Rushworth, John B McKay, Lt Commander Forrest S Peterson, Joseph A Walker, Neil A Armstrong and Major Robert M White stand around X-15 nose. Lt Commander Peterson, Neil A Armstrong, Capatain Rushworth, John B McKay, Major White and Joseph A Walker re mill around and talk.
First high powered flight of X-15 using high thrust XLR-99 engine number 2-10-21. Take off of B-52 Stratofortress with rocket powered aircraft X-15 under wing. The flight is piloted by Albert Scott Crossfield. B-52 Stratofortress with X-15 taxis and takes off. Smoky trail left by B-52. United States insignia on B-52. X-15 attached under right wing of B-52. B-52 Stratofortress with X-15 in flight. A look of X-15 attached with B-52. B-52 with X-15 in flight at a distance. A tail of X-15. Smoky trail left by X-15. X-15 detaches from B-52. X-15 soars upward at high speed.
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