The "White Ghost" Mach 6 Aircraft Powered by a Rocket. The X-15 Story Hypersonic flight remains one of the most difficult challenges in aviation history, and one aircraft stands above all others as the undisputed king of speed. The North American X-15A-2 was a unique variant of the legendary rocket plane program, designed specifically to push the envelope beyond Mach 6. While the standard X-15s were famous for their black Inconel-X skins, the A-2 variant is instantly recognizable by its striking

134K views · 783 reactions | The North American X-15 was a plane built for extreme speeds. Every part of its groundbreaking design was aimed at achieving one thing: reducing the heat generated by hypersonic travel. Space Disasters | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

The North American X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft that flew at hypersonic speeds and almost achieved spaceflight. | Sunday Roast

The X-15 was a joint hypersonic research program with NASA, the Air Force, the Navy, and North American Aviation, Inc. It was developed to provide in-flight data on aerodynamics, structures, flight controls, and the physiological aspects of high-speed, high-altitude flight. The X-15 proved that piloted high-performance aircraft can be flown in space, and identified 25 specific accomplishments which contributed to the development of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo manned spaceflight programs, and

Riding the Rocket: The Story of the Legendary X-15 FULL DOCUMENTARY: https://youtu.be/-RlhyykS1Fg The North American X-15 rocket plane was a hypersonic aircraft that flew to the edge of space at Mach 6.7. A documentary featuring beautifully restored footage from the Cold War era. #X15 #RocketPlane #EdwardsAFB #ColdWar #SpaceRace #AviationHistory #Documentary | Aviation And History

78K views · 1.9K reactions | The North American X-15 was a plane built for extreme speeds. Every part of its groundbreaking design was aimed at achieving one thing: reducing the heat generated by hypersonic travel. Space Disasters | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook