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To: T.B. Yoits

The X-15 was a parasite.


74 posted on 03/31/2021 8:12:02 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase
Technically so is any aircraft that needed JATO bottles to take off...
76 posted on 03/31/2021 8:53:29 PM PDT by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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To: Rebelbase; T.B. Yoits

Also, the SR-71 was the only plane (so far) capable of sustained flight above Mach 2. The X-15 was a test bed that burned through all its fuel in a few minutes.


78 posted on 04/02/2021 8:30:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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