X-15 | Flight 191

X-15 | Flight 191

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The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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Flight 191

X-15 Flight 3-65-97, also known as X-15 Flight 191 was a 1967 flight of the North American X-15. After reaching an altitude of 81.0 km, the aircraft entered a spin and broke apart mid air, killing pilot Michael J. Adams.

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X-15-3


Serial 56-6672

Launch Crew Count 1

Status Destroyed

Landing Time 1967-11-15T18:34:00+0000


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Crew

Michael J. Adams

Pilot

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1930-05-05

Deceased 1967-11-15

Status Lost In Flight

Type Government


North American X-15


Height 15.47 Meters

Max Stages 1

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 286 kN

Diameter 6.61 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 15195 Tonnes


Launch Success 12

Consecutive Success 1

Maiden Flight 1959-06-08

Launch Failures 1


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X-15

Experimental hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft.

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