Thread: X-15 damage
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Old May 23rd 04, 04:02 PM
Paul A. Suhler
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At dejanews.com, you can see the story of the dummy ramjet's recovery:
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Mark wrote:
Sorry to not have your answer.... Read the same article, quite a feat
(somehow I think it rates a different category of record than the space
shuttle IMHO)

Did find some interesting reading though...

http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/model...ns/knight2.jpg

http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/x15a2.htm

http://area51specialprojects.com/x15.html

Hope you enjoy

Mark



"Paul F Austin" wrote in message
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In Pete Knight's obituary in AvWeek, it mentioned that the record setting
Mach 6+ flight in the X-15A2 resulted in structural damage to the aircraft
that resulted in it being withdrawn from use. Was the damage a result of

the
thermal environment or was it the dynamic pressure envirnoment?