U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. An X-15A aircraft being fueled at the air base. Gas hoses lead to the X-15A aircraft. A technician speaks over a wireless. Fuel tankers near a USAF NB-52B Stratofortress aircraft as they fuel an X-15 A aircraft attached under its wing.
U.S. Air Force X-15A rocket powered aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. USAF Major William J. Knight in flight gear walks towards an X-15A aircraft. He gets into the cockpit of the aircraft. A technician talks to Major Knight as he points towards a note pad. A wind vane at the air base indicates wind direction. A sign on a vehicle reads 'NASA9'. A silhouetted technician in a control room in the foreground. USAF NB-52B Stratofortress aircraft in the background. Technicians close the canopy of the X-15A aircraft. The NB-52B aircraft with the X-15A under its wing at the air base. The NB-52B aircraft taxis and takes off.
A U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion aircraft lands on U.S. Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, United States during a long range navigational test. The earth in red horizon as the sun comes up. Commander Donald H. Lilienthal at the controls relaxes with a cigarette. The copilot in position.A heavy cloud layer. An opening in the clouds and ground seen. A crew man hands the pilot a cup of coffee. A runway underneath the aircraft as it touches the ground. A building at U.S. Naval Air Station Patuxent River. A firehouse and a control tower. The aircraft taxis to a parking area. People walk over to the parking area to welcome the crew.
X-15 rocket-powered aircraft piloted by Joseph Albert Walker setting a new altitude record of 169,600 feet in California, United States. People walk towards the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft. Vehicles parked at the Edwards Air Force Base. Officers and men stand near the aircraft. Joseph Albert Walker in the cockpit of the aircraft. A man talks to Joseph Albert Walker. A man wearing a protective gear sits holding a hose. A cameraman stands near the aircraft. Man takes out the helmet of Joseph Albert Walker and helps him come out of the cockpit of the aircraft. He is greeted by an official. He stands near the nose of the aircraft and talks to the people. Walker being greeted by people after setting the record.
Teledyne Ryan BQM-34 F jet-powered drone being recovered in mid air at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. Aerial view of a CH-3 helicopter in flight . Visible beneath it is equipment that is part of its Mid-Air Retrieval System (MARS). A BQM-34 F Firebee drone drops from a C-130 aircraft, and descends on a main parachute. The helicopter snags a striped engagement parachute attached to the Firebee drone and continues in flight, pulling the Firebee behind it.
Teledyne Ryan BQM-34F Firebee drone being recovered by means of the Midair Recovery System (MARS) at Edwards Air Force Base in California, United States. Aerial view of a U.S. Air Force CH-3E in flight towing the Firebee after snagging it in the air. The Firebee is suspended far below the helicopter by a cable, and is seen trailing a striped drogue chute. It is gradually cranked closer, by means of an internally installed hydraulic winch system, until it appears to be within 20 feet of the CH-3 helicopter.
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