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X-15A-2 with full scale ablative and external tanks installed parked in front of hangar
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X-15A-2 with full scale ablative and external tanks installed parked in front of hangar

X-15A-2 with full scale ablative and external tanks installed parked in front of hangar. In June 1967, the X-15A-2 rocket-powered research aircraft received a full-scale ablative coating to protect the craft from the high temperatures associated with hypersonic flight (above Mach 5). This pink eraser-like substance, applied to the X-15A-2 aircraft (56-6671), was then covered with a white sealant coat before flight. This coating would help the #2 aircraft reach the record speed of 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7).

Date
1967-08-04
Photographer / author
NASA
Collection
AFRC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"X-15A-2 with full scale ablative and external tanks installed parked in front of hangar" (1967-08-04). NASA/AFRC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/EC67-1794

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