X-15 launch from B-52 mothership (E-4942)

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NASA

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https://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/X-15/HTML/E-4942.html (image link)

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https://sewiki.info/b/922a7

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Wikimedia Commons

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Beskrivning:

This photo illustrates how the X-15 rocket-powered aircraft was taken aloft under the wing of a B-52. Because of the large fuel consumption, the X-15 was air launched from a B-52 aircraft at 45,000 ft and a speed of about 500 mph. This was one of the early powered flights using a pair of XLR-11 engines (until the XLR-99 became available).

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Public domain