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The real right stuff. Strapped to a rocket at 4,500 mph. X-15 hypersonic rocket and Shuttle missions. An interview with Joe Engle

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Re: The real right stuff. Strapped to a rocket at 4,500 mph
« Reply #1 on: 05/30/2023 01:20 am »
Joe Engle happens to be the last living X-15 pilot following the death of William H. Dana (who took part in flights of the M2-F1, M2-F3, HL-10, and X-24B) in 2014, and he's outlived Chuck Yeager and William J. Knight (the latter who carried out the fastest flight made by the X-15).

 

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