The Plane that Almost Melted - The Fastest Flight Ever Mach 6.7
On October 3rd, 1967, at a millisecond before 14:32 local time, Air Force Major William J. “Pete“ Knight hit the button. His North American X-15, one of the most experimental aircraft ever built, lit up its 600,000-horsepower XLR99 engine. The plane began to tear through the atmosphere, approaching a record-breaking speed of 4,520 miles per hour – Mach 6.7.
Every gauge and meter in the cockpit testified to the brutal forces at play, where the temperature of the aircraft’s exterior escalated to an incendiary 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. The X-15 was melting around its pilot.
The aircraft ascended, the blue sky darkened, giving way to the silent, black expanse of space. Violent shockwaves rocked the plane. And suddenly it began to fall apart.
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