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1960s - Color, Experimental Aircraft: X15A-2 Cockpit Gauges; B-52 Mother Ship, Launch

Reel Number: 250202-01

Color: Colour

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1960s

Country: USA

Location: California,Edwards AFB

TC Begins: 00:00:12

TC Ends: 00:06:19

Duration: 00:06:07

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1960s - Color, Experimental Aircraft: X-15A-2 Cockpit Gauges; B-52 Mother Ship, Launch MS gauges & ?? 00:03:08 00:32:54 CU of dial showing altitude . 00:03:57 00:33:43 Black 00:04:07 00:33:52 Pilot in pressure suit entering X-15 mounted under B-52 wing; CU face in helmet as crew assist & lowers canopy. Steps rolled back. CU underneath X-15. 00:04:56 00:34:41 B-52 taxiing past w/ X-15 under wing; taking off. Aerial in flight alongside. 00:05:39 00:35:25 Air-to-air CU behind X-15 starting engine, X-15 drops away; side view away from B-52 & ahead, contrail seen. Supersonic Experimental Aircraft; Astronaut Training; Space Flight; NASA; USAF; NOTE: Entire card sold at per reel rate. Glitch 21:16:47:11 - 21:16:47:23 is in source tape. NOTE: X-15A first flight was 08Jun59, retired Dec70. It was a rocket-powered aircraft flown by 8 pilots, setting speed & altitude records in early 1960s. It holds record for fastest speed by manned aircraft. Maximum was 4,520 mph; it exceeded 50 mile altitude. Pilots were Michael J. Adams; Neil Armstrong; Scott Crossfield; William Dana; Joe Engle; William / Pete Knight; John McKay; Forrest Petersen; Robert Rushworth; Milt Thompson; Joseph Walker; & Robert White. FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk

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