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A USAF X-15A aircraft piloted by Major William J. Knight lands at a dry bed lake after a successful flight in the U.S.

U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft in the United States. An X-15A aircraft lands on a dry lake bed and taxis. An aircraft flies over the lake bed. Technicians gather around the aircraft and lift the canopy. Pilot Major William J. Knight seated in the cockpit. He removes his helmet. Cameramen record the event. Major Knight speaks to an officer and newsmen after a successful flight. A technician near the X-15A aircraft. Firefighters pull hoses as they purge the propulsion system.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1967, October
Duration: 4 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675067008
Lake Chagan formed by Cold War era Chagan nuclear test.

Formation of Lake Chagan (or Lake Balapan) by the Chagan nuclear test conducted as part of the Soviet Union's Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy program during the Cold War. A wired atomic bomb seen installed at ground level. Infrastructure around the dry bed of the Chagan River. A clock and oscilloscope during countdown. A 140-kiloton nuclear bomb explodes in a 178-metre-deep (584 ft) hole in the dry bed of the Chagan River, creating a crater that would become Lake Chagan. A massive dark cloud from nuclear blast and soil from the dry riverbed. A man walking near the blast crater. Aerial view of the Lake Chagan crater without water. Bulldozers pushing soil to break through the Chagan River. Flood water filling the crater of Lake Chagan as water flows from the Chagan River to Lake Chagan. Scientists in a boat retrieve a sampling device from the water. Female Russian scientists test water samples from Lake Chagan inside a lab. A woman scientist points to waveform on an oscilloscope. A man wearing snorkel gear jumps into Lake Chagan. Aerial view of Lake Chagan.

Location: Kazakhstan Soviet Union
Date: 1965, January 15
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Russian
Clip: 65675079485
An amphibious sailboat try-out for dry land race at Salt Lake City in Utah

An amphibious sailboat try-out for dry land race at Salt Lake City in Utah. A man sits on the sailboat. The sailboat with wheels travels on land. Several men stand in the background. The sailboat stops.

Location: Salt Lake City Utah USA
Date: 1938
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041439
Ship ready for launch at the Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse/River Rouge Yard, in Michigan

View of the Great Lakes Engineering Works at Ecorse/River Rouge, Michigan. Ships under construction at the yard. A ship is on the ways ready to launch. Ship yard buildings are seen and yard workers climbing over the floating dry dock to view the launch. (The blocks on the floating dry dock support the vessels when they are brought to rest for repairs.) Many spectators are gathered to watch the launch. An American flag and bunting are displayed near them. An executive motor launch maneuvers near the spectators and two Tug boats are standing by in water to move the ship after launching. A lake freighter passes on the Detroit River in the background.

Location: Michigan United States USA
Date: 1919
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030172
Major Robert White interviewed, X-15 in flight shows various mach numbers and X-15 lands on dry lake bed in United States.

Engine control unit of the speed indicator shows Mach 1.7. Onboard X-15 looks back over the tail surfaces of the aircraft and contrails following the aircraft. X-15 in flight to the right just ahead of camera plane and contrails. Speed indicator shows Mach 2.7. Onboard X-15 looks back over tail and rudder surfaces shows contrail. Contrail breaks off at burnout. The speed indicator shows Mach 3.83. Operators stand beside control van and wagon watches sky. Joe Walker interviewed. Three cameramen with large cameras on tripods at interview. USAF Major Robert White interviewed after flight. Altimeter registers 11. XLR-11 engine burns and shuts off. Altimeter registers 13.6. Onboard X-15 looks towards rear over wing and tail surface registers clear dark blue sky. Major Robert White in suit and helmet. Onboard X-15 looks toward rear over wing and tail surface shows very dark blue sky at top and clouds. X-15 comes in for landing on dry lake bed. F-104A Starfighter in the background. Pilots stand in front of X-15.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1961, September 15
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675021383
First free flight of X-15. NB-52B Stratofortress with X-15 suspended under its wing. X-15 launches and glides to landing

Test Pilot Scott Crossfield climbs into cockpit of X-15, as spectators are assembled to witness its first free flight. A NB-52B Stratofortress 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.

Location: California United States USA
Date: 1959
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021324
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