ABSTRACT |
A technical symposium and pilot뭩 panel discussion were held on June 8, 1989, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first free flight of the X-15 rocket-powered research aircraft. The symposium featured technical presentations by former key government and industry participants in the advocacy, design, manufacturing, and flight research program activities. The X-15뭩 technical contributions to the X-30 are cited. The panel discussion participants included seven of the eight surviving research pilots who flew the X-15 experimental aircraft to world altitude and speed records which still stand. Pilot뭩 remarks include descriptions of their most memorable X-15 flight experience. The report also includes a historical perspective of the X-15.
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