Imagine the Jet Blast from the X-15 . . .

I have heard the X-15 breaking the sound barrier it was awesome

Jet,

The X-15 was rocket propelled, there was one that was tested with a scram jet strapped on it.

We visited the National Air and Space Museum a few years ago, it was difficult not walk around with my jaw dropped by the site of so many awesome exhibts.

Have you ever been to Wright-Patterson AFB?

awesome

X-15's first free flight. 1959.

http://www.archive.org/details/1959-06-11_X-15_Aloft 

Fire it up, homes!

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(")_(") This is Ghost Bunny , That scary..

Hey, I've been at that museum

I was at the National Air and Space museum last month, and I have to say, it made me feel like a kid again dreaming of being a pilot and an astronaut and all that fun stuff! I actually visited all the Smithsonian museums and all of the monuments in D.C. in the same day, but that's another story...

I've never been to Wright-Patterson AFB, but would love to see the XB-70 Valkyrie they have there . . .

Speaking of the XB-70, here is a nasty photo of the mid-air collison the last aircraft suffered, before crashing to the ground . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:North_American_XB-70A_Valkyrie_just_after_collision_061122-F-1234P-037.jpg 

THIS IS WHAT I GOT !

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Straw_AnimationWizard1.gif 

X-15 flight to 59 miles.

http://www.archive.org/details/1962-07-19_X-15_Space_Record 

Dude I live at Wright-Patterson AFB! Been to the museum several times, always take new visitors there at least once. Very cool place.

Post Some Pictures, njstone . . .

Awesome Link, Gene . . .

jackconrad, yours sucked . . .

While stationed at Edwards AFB from 1980-1982 one of our F-16 test pilots was Col Pete Knight. He was one of the X-15 test pilots in 1967. One hell of a pilot. He flew for the USAF for almost 30 years. Bio and pictures at the following link

http://www.thelivingmoon.com/45jack_files/03files/SA_William_Knight.html 

Test Pilots are My Heros . . .