North American X-15, 1959. Creator: North American Aviation Inc..

North American X-15, 1959. Creator: North American Aviation Inc..

2-839-633 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

World's Fastest Piloted Aircraft. Piloted by Neil Armstrong. Bridged the gap between human flight in the atmosphere and spaceflight. North American X-15, rocket powered experimental aircraft; black titanium skin with wedge shaped horizontal stablizer; yellow stripe NASA inisignia on tail with stars and red bars United States national insignia on wings; white letter text "U.S. AIR FORCE" on the sides of the fuselage.


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People Information

Creator
  1. North American Aviation Inc., attributed to: American: Maker, manufacturer
People Related
  1. Neil Armstrong: American: Astronaut, aeronautical engineer, naval aviator, test pilot and university professor

Medium
  1. Overall: titanium

Picture Type
  1. Craft-aircraft
  2. Object

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 8688x5792
File Size : 147,425kb


Aliases

  1. A19690360000
  1. NASM-A19690360000-NASM2018-10037.txt
  1. 0990010217
  1. 2-839-633
  1. 2839633
  1. A19690360000

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