National Security Journal on MSN
The X-15 Hit Mach 6.7 and Put Every Military on Earth On Notice
In 1967, USAF Major “Pete” Knight set a world speed record that remains “unbroken” 68 years later. -Flying the X-15A-2 rocket ...
An aircraft capable of hitting 4,520 mph (nearly seven times the speed of sound) is ludicrous to even think about, but the North American X-15 achieved this, defying comparison to any other aircraft ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN
Today In Aviation History: First Flight of the Modified X-15A-2 Rocketplane
On November 3, 1965, Major Robert Rushworth made the first flight of the modified X-15A-2 rocketplane, reaching Mach 2.31 ...
"The X-15, which flew from 1959-1970, is still the most advanced research aircraft ever developed and flown, and hangs in a place of honor in the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum. Its test pilots ...
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