Hypersonics Before the Shuttle: A Concise History of the X-15 Research Airplane

by Dennis R. Jenkins

Book Overview

It is a beginning. Over forty-five years have elapsed since the X-15 was conceived; 40 since it first flew. And 31 since the program ended. Although it is usually heralded as the most productive flight research program ever undertaken, no serious history has been con-assembled to capture its design, development, operations, and lessons. This monograph is the first step towards that history. Not that a great deal has not previously been written about...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1410224422
• ISBN13: 9781410224422
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 11.0"