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These Images Document The Heat Damage To The X-15A Hypersonic Aircraft After Its Record Breaking Mach 6.7 Flight

November 21, 2017 David Cenciotti

Aerodynamic heating at Mach 6.72 (4,534 mph) almost melted the airframe. On Oct. 3 1967 the North American X-15A-2 serial number 56-6671 hypersonic rocket-powered research aircraft achieved a maximum Mach 6.72 piloted by Major Pete […]