Icons of Aviation History: The X-15 Rocket Plane

The rocket-powered X-15 took its pilots to the very edge of space X-15 on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum After the success of the X-1, the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) and the military were interested in going further. The Air Force was working on the concept of a “space bomber“, Continue reading Icons of Aviation History: The X-15 Rocket Plane