FOTF 0 Posted October 3, 2007 Pete Knight went mach 6.7 in his X-15! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 531_Ghost Posted October 3, 2007 Boy I bet his pucker factor was up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,319 Posted October 3, 2007 40 years ago, and it still stands too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted October 4, 2007 We're just now getting back into hypersonics, but all unmanned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Spectre_USA 7 Posted October 4, 2007 (edited) The speed record may still hold, but the altitude reached was broken this day, 3 years ago. In addition to meeting the altitude requirement to win the X-Prize, pilot Brian Binnie also broke the August 22, 1963 record by Joseph A. Walker, who flew the X-15 to an unofficial world altitude record of 354,200 feet. Brian Binnie's SpaceShipOne flight carried him all the way to 367,442 feet or 69.6 miles above the Earth's surface. One of my virtual squad mates was an engineer on the project, and had one of our patches flown on its maiden voyage. Edited October 4, 2007 by Spectre_USA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viper6 3 Posted October 4, 2007 Pete Knight went mach 6.7 in his X-15!Just don't try to turn! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rambler 1-1 9 Posted October 8, 2007 Sgt. Peppers tought his band to play! no... wait.... that was 20 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SayethWhaaaa 245 Posted October 8, 2007 Interestingly enough, Che was shot on this day 40 years ago too... ...Mach 6.7... Jeez damn that fast. Its a touch over what my bubby nephew reaches when you tell him its bath time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted October 9, 2007 Sgt. Peppers tought his band to play! no... wait.... that was 20 years. Actually, it would be 60 years now, as Sgt Pepper's was released 40 yrs ago in June, and at THAT time it was 20 yrs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rambler 1-1 9 Posted October 9, 2007 Actually, it would be 60 years now, as Sgt Pepper's was released 40 yrs ago in June, and at THAT time it was 20 yrs. Yeah, yeah. waddever. I got my latest issue of Air and Space Smithsonian today, and it has a special article on the X-planes. Did you know that in wind tunnel tests, the X-15 was carried under the left wing of the B-52, but on all the flights it was carried under the right wing. Pretty cool, huh? :yes: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted October 10, 2007 I know it was a right wing carrier, I never saw the wind tunnel test pics. I've got that issue now, haven't read it yet. A bit backlogged! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
