This collection of 88 documents represents a comprehensive collection of 1000's of pages of material describing the the X plane missions in great detail. It includes everything from flight manuals to news releases to technical documents on the various spacecraft and instruments.
This collection of 88 documents represents a comprehensive collection of 1000's of pages of material describing the the X plane missions in great detail. It includes everything from flight manuals to news releases to technical documents on the various spacecraft and instruments.
Here are all the documents on this DVD.
American X-Vehicles: An Inventory, X-1 to X-50 (NASA SP-2003-4531, Monograph 31).
Aeronautics in Review - Aviation in Historical Perspective
Quest for performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft
NASA and General Aviation
Airborne Trailblazer: Two decades with NASA Langley's 737 flying laboratory
Compliation of papers summarizing some recent NASA research on manned military aircraft
Configuration development study of the X-24C hypersonic research airplane
Transonic Aerodynamic Characteristics of the Dyna-Soar Glider and Titan 3 Launch Vehicle Configuration with Various Fin Arrangements
The History of the XV-15 Tilt Rotor Research Aircraft: From Concept to Flight
PROGRESS IN AIRCRAFT DESIGN SINCE 1903
The Eclipse Project
X-1
The hydrogen-peroxide rocket reaction-control system for the X-1B research airplane
General handling-qualities results obtained during acceptance flight tests of the Bell XS-1 airplane
Measurements of the wing and tail loads during the acceptance tests of bell XS-1 research airplane
X-2
First landing of Bell X-2 research airplane
X-3
High-speed landing loads measured on the Douglas X-3 research airplane
X-4
Results obtained from second flight of X-4 airplane (A.F. no. 46-676)
X-15
Hypersonics Before the Shuttle: A Concise History of the X-15 Research Airplane Alternate source
The X-15 research aircraft- research accomplished and planned
X-15 research results with a selected bibliography
Component performance and flight operations of the X-15 research airplane program
Thermal protection system X-15A-2 Design report
Description of an energy management system for the X-15
Flight experience with shock impingement and interference heating on the X-15-2 research airplane
Preliminary Results of Aerodynamic Heating Studies on the X-15 Airplane
Heat-transfer measurements obtained on the X-15 airplane including correlations with wind-tunnel results
GENERAL REVIEW OF PILOTING PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING SIMULATION AND FLIGHTS OF THE X-15 NINTH ANNUAL REPORT
Research-Airplane-Committee report on Conference on the Progress of the X-15 project : a compilation of the papers presented, held at the IAS Building, Los Angeles, CA on 28-30 July 1958
Aerodynamic Characteristics of the X-15/B-52 Combination
Review of the X-15 Program, June 1962
Piloting Performance During the Boost of the X-15 Airplane to High Altitude
Experience with the X-15 adaptive flight control system
Mission Planning and Operational Procedures for the X-15 Aircraft
Structural Dynamics of the X-15 Aircraft
Review of Technology Relating to the X-15 Project
General Background of the X-15 Research-Airplane Project (1954)
X-15 Analog and Digital Inertial Systems Flight Experience
Summary of high-altitude and entry flight control experience with the X-15 airplane
Summary of full-scale lift and drag characteristics of the X-15 airplane
A study of display systems for manual guidance of large launch vehicles utilizing the X-15 airplane and flight simulators Technical note
Research-Airplane-Committee Report on Conference on the progress of the X-15 project: a compilation of the papers presented, held at Langley Aeronautical Lab., Langley Field, VA on 25-26 October 1956
Operational experience with x-15 reaction controls
Contributions of the x-15 program to lifting entry technology
Measurements of loads, accelerations, and displacements of x-15 aircraft and landing gear during landing impact
Aerodynamic forces on components of the X-15 airplane
Resume of handling qualities of the X-15 airplane
Pilot Considerations in the X-15 Research Airplane Program
Research-Airplane-Committee report on Conference on the Progress of the X-15 Project
Outline of the X-15 Project
Landing gear behavior during touchdown of x-15 aircraft
X-15 aircraft with interim engines during high altitude flying
Flow-field investigations on the X-15 airplane and model up to hypersonic speeds
YLR99-RM-1 rocket engine operating experience in the X-15 aircraft
The X-15 Flight Control and Stability System
Instrumentation for the X-15
Structural dynamics of the x-15 aircraft
Analysis of X-15 Landing Approach and Flare Characteristics Determined from the First 30 Flights
Hypersonic aerodynamic characteristics of two delta wing X-15 airplane configurations
Operational experience with the x-15 reaction control and reaction augmentation systems
Survey of operation and cost experience of the X-15 airplane as a reusable space vehicle
Derived stability and control characteristics of x-15 aircraft from flight tests
CONTROLLABILITY OF THE X-15 RESEARCH AIRPLANE WITH INTERIM ENGINES DURING HIGH-ALTITUDE FLIGHTS
LANDING-GEAR BEHAVIOR DURING TOUCHDOWN AND RUNOUT FOR 17 LANDINGS OF THE X-15 RESEARCH AIRPLANE
AERODYNAMIC AND CONTROL-SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE X-15 AIRPLANE LANDING-GEAR LOADS
AERODYNAMICS-DERIVATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE X-15 RESEARCH AIRPLANE AS DETERMINED FROM FLIGHT TESTS FOR MACH NUMBERS FROM 0.6 TO 3.4
ANALYTICAL INVESTIGATION AND PREDICTION OF SPIN AND RECOVERY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN X-15 AIRPLANE
X-20 Dyna-Soar
Transonic aerodynamic characteristics of the dyna-soar glider and Titan 3 launch vehicle configuration with various fin arrangements
Analysis of hypersonic pressure and heat transfer tests on a flat plate with a flap and a delta wing with body, elevons, fins, and rudders Final report
The wind-induced loads on a dynamically scaled model of the Dyna Soar glider and Titan 2 booster in launch position
Longitudinal Aerodynamic Characteristics of Ten Booster-Glider Models for Project Dyna-Soar at Mach Numbers of 0.7 and 1.0
Joint Conference on Lifting Manned Hypervelocity and Reentry Vehicles. Part 2 A compilation of the papers presented
Low-speed aerodynamic characteristics of a model of the DS-1 glider
X-36
Flight Testing the X-36: The Test Pilots Perspective
D-558
Scott Crossfield/Mach 2 Press Release
Wind-tunnel investigation of the stability of jettisoned nose sections of the D-558 airplane : phases I and II
Maximum altitude and maximum Mach number obtained with the modified Douglas D-558-II research airplane during demonstration flights
Measured data pertaining to buffeting at supersonic speeds of the Douglas D-558-II research airplane
LIFTING BODIES
Wingless Flight: The Lifting Body Story
Full scale wind tunnel investigation of the HL-10 manned lifting body flight vehicle
Full-scale wind-tunnel investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of the M2-F2 lifting body flight vehicle
Stability and control characteristics of the M2-F2 lifting body measured during 16 glide flights
Operational experiences and characteristics of the M2-F2 lifting body flight control system
Developing and Flight Testing the HL-10 Lifting Body: A Precursor to the Space Shuttle
Developing and flight testing the HL-10 lifting body: A precursor to the Space Shuttle
Landing characteristics of a dynamic model of the HL-10 manned lifting entry vehicle
Flight-determined stability and control characteristics of the M2-F3 lifting body vehicle
Launch-pad abort capabilities of the HL-20 lifting body
Lifting-Body Research Vehicles in a Low-Speed Flight Test Program
Summary of an Advanced Manned Lifting Entry Vehicle Study
Lift and drag characteristics of the M2-F2 lifting body during subsonic gliding flight
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