North American X-15

[Triton]

North American Aviation X-15 model by Topping

URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/X-15-Rocket-Plane-Contractor-Model-USAF-NASA_W0QQitemZ250561548077QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a56a1cf2d

Description:

I've been told this North American Aviation contractor model is made by Topping. It is 7"x15".

This model was used by a NASA employee to bring to schools for teaching about the space program. The model was stored in a wooden box with foam. The foam deterioriated over the years and "melted" on the model. The finish issues you see are the remains of the foam; there is also a chemical smell from the foam. I did not attempt to clean it as I'm sure a professional could do it without removing the decals.

 

[Triton]

Research Project: X-15 (1962)

http://youtu.be/8pU3jdTwP4Q

 

[Johnbr]

Good find.

 

[DSE]

Michelle Evans on the X-15 Rocket Plane, Tuesday, 5-28-13 | Thespaceshow's Blog

http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/michelle-evans-on-the-x-15-rocket-plane-tuesday-5-28-13/

and be sure to check out the book extras (very many absolutely outstanding photos) at http://mach25media.com/x15index.html

 

[hesham]

From FR 12/1958,


it is the first time to know this info (for me).

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

Haynes Manual on the X-15...Looked at the sample pages. It looks pretty neat. According to the table of contents, even the X-20, X-15B, and delta-wing variant apparently get mentions.


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/085733767X/ref=pe_340910_166200950_em_ti#immersive-view_1454370257972

 

[sferrin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns-ibhuagf8&t=0s

Mounting scramjet model there at 5:21

 

[circle-5]

The RCS nozzles are still covered with ablative material after landing. I suppose the flight didn't reach very high altitudes, or these would have been required.

 

[Grey Havoc]

NAA X-15: Men and their toys (XLIV).

Caught in the nick of time. The 1/20th X-15 and B-52 scale models used from separation tests, Langley High Speed 7 x 10 Foot Tunnel, around 1957/58.Bow tie required.

elpoderdelasgalaxias.wordpress.com

 

[F-2]

X-15 Research Results: Chapter 1

 

[drgondog]

Al White and Bob White both flew my father's wing during WWII - saw both many times growing up and later. Not only awesome pilots but also great warriors and gentlemen. When General (Lt.Gen IIRC) retired, he separated in Germany and got his Doctorate at Heidelberg.

They don't make many like those two any more. RIP

 

[drgondog]

Al White and Bob White both flew my father's wing during WWII - saw both many times growing up and later. Not only awesome pilots but also great warriors and gentlemen. When General (Lt.Gen IIRC) retired, he separated in Germany and got his Doctorate at Heidelberg.

They don't make many like those two any more. RIP

Forgot to mention that Al White was a consultant to FAA for crash investigations into his 90's. He was lead on flight 880 that went down under mysterious circumstances.

 

[Grey Havoc]

NAA X-15A-2: The Era of Titans is coming to an end.

Astronaut Joseph H. (Joe) Engle, the last of the mighty X-15 pilots, has passed away. Engle almost made it to the Moon surface, before being replaced by geologist Harrison Schmitt as the Apollo 17 …

elpoderdelasgalaxias.wordpress.com

Joe Engle, the Last Living X-15 Pilot, Passed Away July 10 At the Age of 91 - Slashdot

clovis (Slashdot reader #4,684) writes: Joe Engle received his astronaut wings in a ceremony on July 15, 1965, for his flight in the hypersonic aircraft, reaching an altitude of 50 miles above the Earth. At 32, he was the youngest man to become an astronaut. Later, he entered the Apollo...

science.slashdot.org

RIP

 

[TomcatViP]

And yet another very sad day.
RIP

View: https://youtu.be/lL_vI0pTtls

(the NASA interview is a nice read b/w)

Actually, I really wanted to be a Flying Tiger pilot in World War II. I think I was nine years old when the Japanese surrendered. I do remember that I got to ring the bell at the Methodist church on V-J Day [Victory over Japan, August 14, 1945], and I do remember very, very vividly that I really had mixed emotions about that. I mean, I was very glad the war was over, because I could see everybody was happy and relieved, and being nine years old, you know, you don’t appreciate those things fully. But tearing at me from the other side was the realization that I would never get to be a Flying Tiger fighter pilot and shoot down [Japanese] Zeroes. [Laughs]

(Joe Engle)

 

[NMaude]

The last of the X-15 pilots.