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The revolutionary X-15 remains the fastest manned aircraft ever to fly.
Built in the two decades following World War II, it was the most successful of the high-speed X-planes. The ''sound barrier'' was smashed completely by the X-15, which could hit Mach 6.7 and soar to altitudes above 350,000ft, beyond the edge of space. Several pilots qualified as astronauts by flying above 50 miles altitude in ...
Built in the two decades following World War II, it was the most successful of the high-speed X-planes. The ''sound barrier'' was smashed completely by the X-15, which could hit Mach 6.7 and soar to altitudes above 350,000ft, beyond the edge of space. Several pilots qualified as astronauts by flying above 50 miles altitude in ...
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The revolutionary X-15 remains the fastest manned aircraft ever to fly.
Built in the two decades following World War II, it was the most successful of the high-speed X-planes. The ''sound barrier'' was smashed completely by the X-15, which could hit Mach 6.7 and soar to altitudes above 350,000ft, beyond the edge of space. Several pilots qualified as astronauts by flying above 50 miles altitude in ...
Built in the two decades following World War II, it was the most successful of the high-speed X-planes. The ''sound barrier'' was smashed completely by the X-15, which could hit Mach 6.7 and soar to altitudes above 350,000ft, beyond the edge of space. Several pilots qualified as astronauts by flying above 50 miles altitude in ...
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