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 Dryden Home > Collections > Movie Home > X-15 > Movie # EM-0033-09 |
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X-15 approach and landing |
| Movie Number |
EM-0033-09
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| Movie Date |
circa 1967
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| Formats | 160x120 Quicktime movie (.8 MB) 320x240 Quicktime movie (1.7 MB) 480x360 Quicktime movie (3.6 MB) 640x480 Quicktime movie (9.8 MB) |
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Still photos of this aircraft are available in several resolutions at http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-15/index.html |
| Description |
The X-15 had its share of emergency landings and accidents, but only two produced serious injuries or death. On Nov. 9, 1962, Jack McKay experienced an engine failure and landed at Mud Lake, Nev. The landing gear collapsed, flipping him and the aircraft on its back. Although he recovered from his injuries sufficiently to fly again, he eventually had to retire because of them. On Nov. 15, 1967, on Michael Adams seventh flight, he entered a spin from which he was able to recover but could not bring it out of an inverted dive because of a technical problem with the adaptive flight control system. He died in the resultant crash of the X-15 number three. This 23 second video clip of the X-15A-2 shows an approach and landing. In June 1967, the X-15A-2 rocket-powered research aircraft received a full-scale ablative coating to protect the craft from the high temperatures associated with hypersonic flight (above Mach 5). This pink eraser-like substance, applied to the X-15A-2 aircraft (56-6671), was then covered with a white sealant coat before flight. This coating would help the #2 aircraft reach the record speed of 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7). |
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