X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. Aerial view of the U.S. Air Force bomber NB-52A Stratofortress with the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft under its wing while in flight as seen from another aircraft. Another aircraft in flight behind the bomber NB-52A. The X-15 rocket-powered aircraft being released from the bomber NB-52A. Aerial view of the X-15 aircraft in flight. Smoke trails come out of the aircraft. The rear of the pilot in the cockpit.
The X-15 rocket-powered aircraft makes an emergency landing in California, United States. Aerial view of the separation of the X-15 from the U.S. Air Force bomber NB-52A Stratofortress. X-15 jettisoning fuel and lands at the Edwards Air Force Base. The pilot Albert Scott Crossfield a United States Air Force (USAF) test pilot with others examines the damage to the X-15. Men spray water on the aircraft.
Test flight of an F-101A aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The aircraft is seen cruising normally, at high altitude, with contrails behind it. The aircraft is deliberately stalled by the pilot. It enters a flat spin. After several turns in the flat spin, the test pilot deploys a parabrake, which is seen at the tail of the aircraft. The aircraft continues descending, not fully stabilized by the parabrake. The pilot bails out. His open chute can be seen.
Occurence at the Air Force flight test center at the Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. A rocket in a test stand. Smoke comes out of the rocket. A rocket engine explosion in test stand. The engine nozzles on test stand during firing and the subsequent explosion.
Unusual occurrence at the Air Force flight test center at the Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. A rocket sled runs on a track. Smoke trails come out of the rocket. The sled disintegrates.
Unusual occurrence at the Air Force flight test center at the Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. View of the rocket sled track and barren land on either side. A sled on track passes through water brake and off the end of a the track.
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