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Images recorded on the occasion of the first powered flight of an X-15 Rocket Plane, at Edwards Air Force Base, California
The first successful powered flight of the X-15 Rocket Plane. Contrails at high altitude above, are seen, generated by the X-15 Rocket plane, 56-6671, and three chase planes. Scene shifts to view from a camera vehicle speeding across the Rogers Dry Lake bed towards the X-15 already landed on a runway. The three chase planes breaking away in background. Two Piasecki H-21 helicopters hovering low over the runway as the X-15 is obscured by dust it raised during its landing. The X-15 becomes visible as the dust settles. Officials step from a staff car that just arrived. The X-15 silhouetted with sunlight reflected on its top. Officials approach and surround the cockpit. One climbs upon the aircraft nose and helps open the cockpit canopy. Pilot, Scott Crossfield seen in the cockpit. Fire trucks and Air Force officers arrive. Firefighters direct a stream of cooling liquid at the rocket motors and rear of the X-15. Scott Crossfield, still in the cockpit, converses with officers and officials. Closeup of Crossfield in the cockpit. Technicians begin examining the exterior of the aircraft.
Post-landing activities following first powered flight of X-15. Grounding cables are attached to airframe. Firemen hose area.
Post flight activities, at Edwards Air Force , involving the X-15, 56-6671, following its first-ever powered flight of an X-5 rocket plane. Cylinder with pressure gauges seen on sand. Technicians secure ground wires to the aircraft. One talks to test pilot Scott Crossfield, who is still in cockpit. Technicians examine nose gear. Some gather around rear of X-15. Fire Truck stands by. Test pilot Scott Crossfield leaves cockpit and accompanies civilian official to waiting car. Firemen hose down area around the X-15. Car carrying Crossfield drives away with white flag affixed to it. Ground crews prepare to tow the X-15.
Images recorded from chase plane during the first powered flight of an X-15 Rocket Plane, at Edwards Air Force Base, California
Photograpy from an airborne chase plane, on the occasion of the first powered flight of an X-15 rocket plane. A Lockheed F-104 Starfighter chase plane seen flying in the contrails of the NASA B-52 mothership (NB-52A,52-003) flown by pilots Bock and Allovie, An F-100D fighter flies slightly ahead of the B-52. The X-15, 56-6671, with Scott Crossfield, in the cockpit, is cradled under the B-52's right wing. View from the photo chase plane, as it pulls closer to the B-52. The X-15 and leading F-100 chase plane are clearly visible. The camera plane has dropped back and the X-15 releases, from the B-52 mothership, as its rocket engines simultaneously ignite. It drops and accelerates below and in front of the B-52. It stays below momentarily, without leaving a contrail. Then it accelerates and climbs rapidly out of sight. Sunlight glares as two chase planes are seen.
Step to step mating procedure of rocket powered aircraft with B-52 Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base in United States.
Mating of rocket powered aircraft X-15 with B-52 Stratofortress. Right inboard wings pylon and inboard engines of B-52 on ground. Technicians around B-52. A tug tows the X-15 underneath the wing of B-52. X-15 sitting under B-52 with large group of technicians around the nose of X-15. Ground support crew push X-15 back and line up with pylon. X-15 sitting on ground in place under pylon. Support crew works under nose of X-15. A man works on the top of X-15 and under pylon, a man works on tail assembly, three men work under nose of X-15, a man jacking up X-15 and two men work under nose of X-15. The majority of the men on right side of B-52 sitting on ground. A man works on top of X-15 under pylon. Support crew gathers around the X-15 and discuss. X-15 under the pylon and a part of B-52. Crew stands against the X-15. Three men stand in front of X-15. A man wears earphones. X -15 in neutral position. Support man on crew stands one on each side and work on X-15. A man stands in front of X-15 with a wrench in his hand. Support crew works on X-15. Two men work on X-15. X -15 is attached to pylon on right wing. Support crew work on X-15.
A man adjust hoist unit for final adjustment of X-15 while mating to pylon at Edwards Air Force Base in United States.
Mating of rocket powered aircraft X-15 with B-52 Stratofortress. Support crew work on X-15 under wing. A man adjust hoist unit for final adjustment of X-15 while mating to pylon. Three men on work stand. Men work on X-15 and pylon. Hoist holds X-15 in place while men work on both sides of X-15 making adjustments. A man with headphones on walks in. Air Force officer discusses about control box with civilian. Air Force officer stands beside civilian with control box. A man makes adjustment on the nose gear of X-15. Man watches other men on work and makes adjustments on X-15. A man stands on ground with headphones on. Two men work on pylon. View of center and tail section of B-52. Insignia of United States. A man stands by a camera that is mounted on rear side. Two men stand and work on pylon. Two men work on camera on rare side of B-52. Two men stand and work on camera mounted on. Right front side of B-52. X-15 held in place on B-52 by hoist support. Two men check hoist.
X-15 mated with B-52 at Edwards Air Force Base in United States.
Mating of rocket powered aircraft X-15 with B-52 Stratofortress. Inboard and outboard engine on right wing of B-52 with part of the X-15 nose extended out beyond the inboard engine. X-15 under B-52 wing up on jacks as the support crew works at various places on X-15. One of the support crew man works on the camera mount on side of B-52. General area of crew men work around X-15 and one man installs camera mount. Support crew stands and works on X-15 around the cockpit. Three crew men work on cockpit of X-15. X-15 sits on jacks under B-52. Crew men stand and work on both sides of X-15. X-15 nose gear above auxiliary jack shows the distance between the two. X-15 mated with B-52 wing, with one work stand on each side of X-15. X-15 mated to the B-52. Two men work on the nose wheel gear. A van with aero vane on top of it. The right side of B-52 wing is mated with X-15. The view of B-52 attached with X-15.
