X-15 Aircraft Gyroscope Model is a photograph by Nasa which was uploaded on August 5th, 2016.
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X-15 Aircraft Gyroscope Model
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Nasa
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X-15 aircraft gyroscope model. The X-15 was one of the first aircraft to require a gyroscope. This model shows the three interlocked rings required to determine position in three dimensions. The X-15 was a rocket-powered research aircraft designed to investigate flight at hypersonic speeds. Three X-15s flew a total of 199 missions between 1959 and 1968. The X-15 was carried into the air by a converted B-52 bomber and released at high altitude. The pilot then ignited the X-15's rocket motor. It was the first plane to reach the edge of outer space and set records for the fastest manned aircraft (7,274 kilometres per hour, or Mach 6.72). Photographed in 1960.
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August 5th, 2016
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