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X-15
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1960Item number (ISN):3323Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN FILM INSTITUTE / INSTITUT CANADIEN DU FILMAccession:1975-0206Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1960Description:Research, development, and testing of the X-15 rocket plane. Includes numerous sequences on B-52 jet bombers taxiing with the X-15 under one wing, taking off, in flight, and dropping the X-15. The X-15 is shown in flight, gliding, and landing on Rogers Dry Lake. The pilot of the X-15 is seen operating controls. Included are flashbacks to the flights of earlier models, the X-1 and X-2 rocket planes. Shown are various tests being carried out on a space suit involving a rocket sled and an ejection set-up with a slow motion sequence on the dummy pilot flying up and the parachute opening. Various sequences show the construction of the X-15; flight simulators; and pilot testing. Vice-President Richard M. Nixon unveils the first X-15. Further footage shows ground tests and several flights. Also shown is a sequence on the crash landing of one version with the resulting damage.Language:EnglishDetailed holdings information: -
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