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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.
Test of XLR-99 engine at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Test of XLR-99 engine. XLR-99 engine at test area. The engine is hanged on engine stand. Flames come out from the exhaust cone. Flame stops as the engine runs and smoke comes out.
XLR-99 engine on engine stand, it runs and smoke comes out from the exhaust cone during a test at Edwards Air Force Base.
Test of XLR-99 engine. XLR-99 engine at test area. Fire comes out of XLR-99 engine exhaust. Blaze dies down from X-15 exhaust as vapor or smoke rises up from bottom of engine stand. XLR-99 exhaust cone. Smoke comes pouring out under the cone. Engine fires flame shoot out of the cone and dies out. As engine runs the flame varies its distance at different thrust. Flame is thrown way out and then dies out. Later the smoke comes rolling from counter frame. A puff of smoke pours out of exhaust cone.
Second run of XLR-99 engine and men examine the engine during a test at Edwards Air Force Base in California
Second run of XLR-99 engine. XLR-99 engine sits on test block in firing area. Engine vapor comes out from exhaust cone. Two men work on engine. Exhaust comes out of cone and dies out. Vapor comes again and dies down. A man towards the engine examines cone. Men examine engine. Exhaust from exhaust cone comes out. Men work around XLR-99 engine.
Pilot Albert Scott Crossfield in a cockpit of X-15 for the first flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Annual report of X-15. Pilot Albert Scott Crossfield in a cockpit of X-15. NB-52A Stratofortress in flight. X-15 attached in the wing of NB-52A. A smoky trail left out by X-15. X-15 detaches from the right wing of NB-52A. X-15 in flight goes up. Smoky trail left by X-15. Credits of the film. X-15 flies by and lands on the dry lake bed. Control van shows operators looking out of window while seated at control consoles. X-15 landing roll and stops on dry lake bed. X-15 towed by a tug out of hangar and along taxiway. NASA pilot Joe Walker in flight suit walks towards X-15 under wing on NB-52A. Cars and vans in the background. NB-52A taxis right with X-15 under wing. Another NB-52A with X-15 under wing in the background. NB-52A in flight to right with X-15 under wing. X-15 is released and in flight to the right followed by F-104B chase aircraft. Major Robert White in X-15 cockpit putting on helmet. X-15 on dry lake bed with technicians around aircraft. In front of X-15 is the fire crash truck. Major Robert White wearing flight clothes and helmet and talks to USAF officers and technician after his first X-15 flight.
Static test of X-15 with XLR-99 engine and Joe Walker interviewed after setting a new record at Edwards Air Force Base.
Annual report of X-15. X-15 under NB-52A wing and another NB-52A in the background. NB-52A with X-15 in flight. X-15 released from NB-52A and in flight to the right and contrails of aircraft. X-15 with XLR-11 engine under the wing of NB-52A in flight. A nozzle of XLR-99 engine in ground. Technicians running away from X-15 with XLR-99 engine in ground at static test stand and into blockhouse and closing the door. Window of X-15 on ground at static test stand shows pilot wearing helmet in cockpit. Blockhouse shows tape recorder started and in operation. A technician wears handset and microphones. Tail of X-15 with XLR-99 engine on static test stand. It shows vapor coming out from aircraft. Pilot in X-15 cockpit operates control with his left hand. Ignition and run up of XLR-99 engine in X-15 on ground at static test stand. Pilot hands on X-15 controls advancing throttle. Flame from XLR-99 engine in X-15 on static test stand. Diamond shock waves changing length by change of throttle. Hand of pilot in X-15 cockpit pulls throttle back to the off or minimum position. XLR-99 engine in X-15 on static test stand and test is culminated, engine is shut down and flame kicked off. Explosion and fire burning in the area. Scott Crossfield seated at desk and shows still photograph of XLR-99 engine explaining explosion and diagrams of XLR-99 engine tank system. X-15 lands on the dry lake bed. F-104a in flight overhead of X-15 in background. Joe Walker interviewed.
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