Mrs. Iris Rose Hansen, wife of Assistant Air Force Secretary (R&D) Grant L. Hansen christens a McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter in Saint Louis, Missouri. United States Air Force generals and VIPs witness the christening event. A “No Smoking” sign is seen behind the USAF VIPs. Grant L. Hansen talks to his wife on the tarmac after the aircraft christening. A general speaks to other officials. Some VIPs inspect the cockpit and body of the F-15 fighter.
Technician operates X-15 Flight simulator. Technician in cockpit of partial aircraft testing pump drain.Pilot enters large simulator mounted on moving apparatus, outdoors. Test pilot Scott Crossfield, in pressure flight suit, closes visor of his helmet and undergoes testing in low pressure chamber altitude simulator. Dummy testing of cockpit escape mechanism on rocket sled.
X-15,at Edwards Air Force Base in California, immediately after landing from its first high powered flight. Pilot Albert Scott Crossfield in cockpit still wearing flight gear, helmet and oxygen mask. Officials and ground crew surround the cockpit. One helps Crossfield remove his helmet and mask. Yellow vans and red fire truck in the background. A man takes a picture of the pilot. Pilot Albert Scott Crossfield walks with an unlit cigarette in his mouth.
Static test number 1040 on December 23, 1958, of XLR-11 engine for X-15,at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The engine is in a test stand.
January 23, 1959. Static test number1041 of XLR-11 engine for X-15, at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Engine in test stand.
Static test number 1043 of XLR-11 engine for X-15, on January 12, 1959,at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Engine in test stand.