1960s - Color, Experimental Aircraft: X15A-2 w/ pilots posing; POV Flight & Landing

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk 1960s - Color, Experimental Aircraft: X15A-2 w/ pilots posing; POV Flight & Landing 3 test pilots w/ helmets under arms pose in pressurized flight suits in front of supersonic aircraft X-15A-2 w/ NASA 66671 on tail; 3 other test pilots pose. All six posing, MCU pan of all. CUs. 21:02:44 Pilots pose w/ civilian man & USAF officer. Other shots of pilots posing on tarmac; joking putting helmets on backwards. Pose in various groups; in air force uniforms. 21:09:16 Nose of X-15A in flight in upper atmosphere, sky behind / above black; curve of earth visible w/ atmosphere visible as plane descends over desert. Nose wheels down & landing on dry lake bed; fire truck arrive & cockpit cover removed. Pixillated film speed. Supersonic Experimental Aircraft Test Pilots; Publicity; Gag; Space Flight; Astronauts; POV of Earth Curvature; NASA; USAF; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate. 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