X-15 | Flight 197
Edwards Air Force Base
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Flight 197
Flight 197 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1968. Piloted by William H. Dana it reached an altitude of 81.4 km.
X-15-1
Serial 56-6670
Launch Crew Count 1
Status Retired
Landing Time 1968-08-21T17:14:00+0000
Crew
William H. Dana
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1930-11-03
Deceased 2014-05-06
Status Deceased
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
Programs
X-15
Experimental hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft.
