X-15

[billy.leliveld]

In addition to the Hypersonic book there is this one;
http://www.amazon.com/X-15-Photo-Scr...9713355&sr=8-1
And if you want to see all of the launches and much more ( 10 hours of video);
X-15: The Edge of Space

[piginapoke]

Originally Posted by Bomarc

When done reading that book, if you'd like another book on the X-15 to read, NASA offers a free PDF download of the book "X-15: Extending the Frontiers of Flight" by Dennis R. Jenkins:

http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov/eboo..._of_Flight.pdf

It's a large download (644 pages!), so give it some time. Link to the NASA document page:

NASA - Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Mike

That Dennis Jenkins book is a MASSIVE undertaking. On my to read list, and should get round to tackling it in oh 2014 or so and should last me till retirement

[Paper Kosmonaut]

Originally Posted by wag

If you'd like a simpler model than the Ken West version e-cardmodels sells Fiddlers Green has an X-15 as well. While we're on the subject both of these models depict the X-15 after it was converted to the long fuselage A2 version. Is there an early version out there?
Wayne

For an earlier version you could try and cut off the panel section in front of the wings. The X-15 was extended there. You do have to lengthen the chines, though.

it's the panel right before the wings where it spells "RCE".