X-Nico

4 unusual facts about North American X-15


Delamar Dry Lake

Delamar Lake Landing Strip, established in 1943, was designated as an emergency landing site for the X-15.

North American X-15

On 8 June 2004, a monument was erected at the cockpit's locale, near Randsburg, California.

The American Way

Named after the USAF/USN North American X-15 from the X-plane series of 1960's experimental aircraft.

X15

North American X-15, an American experimental hypersonic research aircraft


David Clark Company

It developed partial pressure suits for NASA's Bell X-1 rocket-powered research aircraft in the 1940s, and full pressure suits for the D558-2 and North American X-15 research aircraft in the 1950s.

Melvyn Smith

It recites and publishes photographs of early aircraft, such as the Bell X-1, the X-15, and lifting body studies before going into a discussion of the Shuttle.


see also

Bell Aircraft

Bell also developed the Reaction Control System for the Mercury Spacecraft, the North American X-15 and the Bell Rocket Belt.