X-15 Rocket Plane Pilot's Flight Operating Manual

by Periscope Film Com and Periscope Film. com

The X-15 rocket plane flew at Mach 6.72 and at altitudes above 67 miles -- at the threshold of space! The men who flew this amazing plane became the USAF's first astronauts. Powered by an XLR-99 engine capable of producing 70,000 pounds of thrust at peak altitude, the X-15 pushed the envelope for manned aircraft past the post office. Notably, both Apollo commander Neil Armstrong and Space Shuttle commander Joe Engle piloted the X-15. Originally highly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141169824X
• ISBN13: 9781411698246
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Lulu Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"