Hercules X-15

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:crew gptkb:1
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:XLR99_rocket_engine
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1962
gptkbp:flight_style 199
gptkbp:has_programs gptkb:X-15_program
gptkbp:height 4.57 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hercules X-15
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:length 15.24 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Hercules_Aerospace
gptkbp:max_speed Mach 4.0
gptkbp:notable_achievement first manned flight to the edge of space
data for the Space Shuttle program
data for the development of experimental aircraft technology
data for the development of thermal protection systems
contributed to NASA's space program
data for the X-15 program
data for the development of aerodynamics
data for the development of aerospace technology
data for the development of flight control systems
data for the development of future aircraft
data for the development of rocket engines
data for the development of rocket technology
data for the development of spaceflight technology
first to reach 100 km altitude
first to reach Mach 6.7
data for the development of hypersonic flight technology
data for the development of human factors in flight
data for the development of high-speed flight technology
data for the development of advanced aircraft technology
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Neil_Armstrong
gptkb:Chuck_Yeager
gptkb:Joe_Engle
gptkb:William_J._
gptkbp:operational_period 1962-1969
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:research
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:Control
gptkb:human_spaceflight
aerodynamics
high-speed flight
human factors
thermal protection
hypersonic flight
gptkbp:retired gptkb:1969
gptkbp:weight 6,000 lb
gptkbp:wingspan 8.38 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hercules
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4