NORTH AMERICAN
X-15

The X-15 is the fastest manned aircraft produced. Designed
for Mach 6 at 250,000 ft the aircraft was really a rocketship
and was probably the most remarkable and valuable of the
X-series of aircraft. Dropped from a B-52 mothership the
X-15 first flew in 1959, and over almost 200 flights through
the early sixties reached a maximum altitude of 354,000 ft
and a speed of 4,534 mph.

This CD contains a scan of an original flight manual for the
North American X-15, signed by two of the test pilots who
flew it, along with two other manuals scanned from good
quality photocopies of the original flight manuals, plus an
interesting 1955 publication detailing the original design
summary.

   

The CD contains:

1. USAF Utility Flight Manual for the X-15. TO 1X-15-1 dated
    29-12-61, approx 126 pages.

2. Interim USAF Flight Manual FHB-23-1 dated 18-3-60, revised
    to 12-5-61, approx 160 pages.

3. NASA X-15 Ground Rescue Manual dated 23-11-62, approx
    50 pages.

4. North American produced Design Summary for the X-15
    Advanced Research Airframe, originally classified Secret.
    Report NA-55-221 dated 9-5-55 with approx 62 pages.

CD TITLE	X15
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