Featuring the X-1, X2, X-3, X-5, X-15, X-24A, A-29,
A31A, X-33,
A-38, A-40A, X-43A/Hyper-X, X-45A, XB-70A and XV-15 Aircraft
This 57 minute - mostly silent - DVD explores a variety of flight
experiments conducted at Dryden on the various X planes that have
been developed over the past several decades. The "X"
designation, originally "XS" for eXperimental Supersonic,
applied to a family of experimental aircraft not intended for production
beyond a limited number built solely for flight research. This dvd
contains fascinating flight and experiment footage of the following
aircraft:
- X-1 - Launching from B-29 and B-50 mothership, flight and landings;
- X-2 Starbuster - Launches from B-50 mothership;
- X-3 Stiletto - Supersonic flight research and landing;
- X-5 - Schnes of the X-5 in flight;
- X-15 - Air launches from B-52 mothership, landings, pilots,
rocket ignition, damage sustained after a Mach 6.7 flight and
more;
- X-24A - High altitude ascents and landings at Edwards Air Force
Base and Rogers Dry Lake;
- X-24B - Air drop from B-52 mothership, flight and landing at
Edwards;
- X-29 - Attack flight maneuvers, test with spin chute deployed,
takeoff and flight;
- X-31A - Performing a Double Reverse Maneuver, Herbst Turn Maneuver,
Mongoose Maneuver, Post Stall Maneuver and more;
- X-33 - Test firing of Linear Aerospike engine, a variety of
flight and docking computer animations;
- X-38 - Drop flight tests from B-52 mothershipand a variety of
computer animations;
- X-40A - A series of free flight tests;
- X-43A/Hyper-X - A series of flight and B-52 mothership drop
tests leading up a Mach 10 flight;
- X-45A - Take off, flight and landings at Edwards Air Force Base;
- XB-70A Valkyrie - Startup, taxi and takeoff, flight and a landing
at Edwards;
- XV-15 Tilt Rotor Aircraft - Flight, takeoff and maneuvering
Here are some sample clips from the DVD
 
 
 
 
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