Progress of the X-15 Research Airplane Program.

Abstract

The overall status of the X-15 program is reviewed and program plans for future flights are considered. Since the initiation of the flight program, approximately 150 flights have been performed over a broad altitude and Mach number range. This paper presents background information on the basic research studies and test-bed experiments to be presented at this Conference and reviews the operational problems encountered since the 1961 Conference on the X-15. A comprehensive bibliography of reports resulting from the X-15 program, arranged according to subject matter, is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 07, 1965
Accession Number
ADA303125

Entities

Organizations

  • Langley Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablative Materials
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cameras
  • Control Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Heat Transfer
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Landing Gear
  • Measurement
  • Nose Wheels
  • Photographs
  • Research Aircraft
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.