List of X-15 flights

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What follows is a list of North American X-15 pilots and flights.

[edit] X-15 pilots

Pilot Agency Flights Aircraft
Mike Adams USAF 7 56-6670 (4), 56-6672 (3)
Neil Armstrong NASA 7 56-6670 (3), 56-6672 (4)
Scott Crossfield North American 14 56-6670 (2), 56-6671 (12)
Bill Dana NASA 16 56-6670 (6), 56-6671 (1), 56-6672 (9)
Joseph H. Engle USAF 16 56-6670 (7), 56-6672 (9)
Pete Knight USAF 16 56-6670 (6), 56-6671 (8), 56-6672 (2)
John B. McKay NASA 29 56-6670 (12), 56-6671 (11), 56-6672 (6)
Forrest S. Petersen USN 5 56-6670 (4), 56-6671 (1)
Robert A. Rushworth USAF 34 56-6670 (13), 56-6671 (12), 56-6672 (9)
Milt Thompson NASA 14 56-6670 (5), 56-6672 (9)
Joe Walker USAF 25 56-6670 (13), 56-6671 (3), 56-6672 (9)
Robert White USAF 16 56-6670 (6), 56-6671 (6), 56-6672 (4)

[edit] List of X-15 free flights

Flight ID(1.) Aircraft Date Pilot Mach Altitude (m) Speed (km/h)
Flight 1 1-1-5 56-6670 June 8 1959 Scott Crossfield 0.79 11,445 840
Flight 2 2-1-3 56-6671 September 17 1959 Scott Crossfield 2.11 15,954 2,242
Flight 3 2-2-6 56-6671 October 17 1959 Scott Crossfield 2.15 18,831 2,284
Flight 4 2-3-9 56-6671 November 5 1959 Scott Crossfield 1.00 13,857 1,062
Flight 5 1-2-7 56-6670 January 23 1960 Scott Crossfield 2.53 20,374 2,686
Flight 6 2-4-11 56-6671 February 11 1960 Scott Crossfield 2.22 26,858 2,359
Flight 7 2-5-12 56-6671 February 17 1960 Scott Crossfield 1.57 16,045 1,667
Flight 8 2-6-13 56-6671 March 17 1960 Scott Crossfield 2.15 16,045 2,284
Flight 9 1-3-8 56-6670 March 25 1960 Joe Walker 2.00 14,822 2,124
Flight 10 2-7-15 56-6671 March 29 1960 Scott Crossfield 1.96 15,235 2,081
Flight 11 2-8-16 56-6671 March 31 1960 Scott Crossfield 2.03 15,653 2,157
Flight 12 1-4-9 56-6670 April 13 1960 Robert M. White 1.90 14,630 2,018
Flight 13 1-5-10 56-6670 April 19 1960 Joe Walker 2.56 18,134 2,718
Flight 14 1-6-11 56-6670 May 6 1960 Robert M. White 2.20 18,574 1,689
Flight 15 1-7-12 56-6670 May 12 1960 Joe Walker 3.19 23,738 3,397
Flight 16 1-8-13 56-6670 May 19 1960 Robert M. White 2.31 33,222 2,559
Flight 17 2-9-18 56-6671 May 26 1960 Scott Crossfield 2.20 15,631 2,337
Flight 18 1-9-17 56-6670 August 4 1960 Joe Walker 3.31 23,809 3,533
Flight 19 1-10-19 56-6670 August 12 1960 Robert M. White 2.52 41,605 2,852
Flight 20 1-11-21 56-6670 August 19 1960 Joe Walker 3.13 23,159 3,196
Flight 21 1-12-23 56-6670 September 10 1960 Robert M. White 3.23 24,343 3,512
Flight 22 1-13-25 56-6670 September 23 1960 Forrest S. Petersen 1.68 16,168 1,783
Flight 23 1-14-27 56-6670 October 20 1960 Forrest S. Petersen 1.94 16,398 2,060
Flight 24 1-15-28 56-6670 October 28 1960 John B. McKay 2.02 15,453 2,145
Flight 25 1-16-29 56-6670 November 4 1960 Robert Rushworth 1.95 14,905 1,287
Flight 26 2-10-21 56-6671 November 15 1960 Scott Crossfield 2.97 24,750 3,154
Flight 27 1-17-30 56-6670 November 17 1960 Robert Rushworth 1.90 16,688 2,018
Flight 28 2-11-22 56-6671 November 22 1960 Scott Crossfield 2.51 18,867 2,665
Flight 29 1-18-31 56-6670 November 30 1960 Neil Armstrong 1.75 14,886 1,859
Flight 30 2-12-23 56-6671 December 6 1960 Scott Crossfield 2.85 16,268 3,027
Flight 31 1-19-32 56-6670 December 9 1960 Neil Armstrong 1.80 15,269 1,912
Flight 32 1-20-35 56-6670 February 1 1961 John B. McKay 1.88 15,173 1,949
Flight 33 1-21-36 56-6670 February 7 1961 Robert M. White 3.50 23,820 3,661
Flight 34 2-13-26 56-6671 March 7 1961 Robert M. White 4.43 23,607 4,675
Flight 35 2-14-28 56-6671 March 30 1961 Joe Walker 3.95 51,694 4,442
Flight 36 2-15-29 56-6671 April 21 1961 Robert M. White 4.62 32,004 4,947
Flight 37 2-16-31 56-6671 May 25 1961 Joe Walker 4.95 32,766 5,322
Flight 38 2-17-33 56-6671 June 23 1961 Robert M. White 5.27 32,827 5,798
Flight 39 1-22-37 56-6670 August 10 1961 Forrest S. Petersen 4.11 23,835 4,402
Flight 40 2-18-34 56-6671 September 12 1961 Joe Walker 5.21 34,839 5,823
Flight 41 2-19-35 56-6671 September 28 1961 Forrest S. Petersen 5.30 31,029 5,794
Flight 42 1-23-39 56-6670 October 4 1961 Robert Rushworth 4.30 23,774 4,554
Flight 43 2-20-36 56-6671 October 11 1961 Robert M. White 5.21 66,142 5,869
Flight 44 1-24-40 56-6670 October 17 1961 Joe Walker 5.74 33,101 6,276
Flight 45 2-21-37 56-6671 November 9 1961 Robert M. White 6.04 30,968 6,587
Flight 46 3-1-2 56-6672 December 20 1961 Neil Armstrong 3.76 24,689 4,027
Flight 47 1-25-44 56-6670 January 10 1962 Forrest S. Petersen 0.97 13,640 1,038
Flight 48 3-2-3 56-6672 January 17 1962 Neil Armstrong 5.51 40,691 6,059
Flight 49 3-3-7 56-6672 April 5 1962 Neil Armstrong 4.12 54,864 4,587
Flight 50 1-26-46 56-6670 April 19 1962 Joe Walker 5.69 46,939 6,222
Flight 51 3-4-8 56-6672 April 20 1962 Neil Armstrong 5.31 63,246 6,098
Flight 52 1-27-48 56-6670 April 30 1962 Joe Walker 4.94 75,194 5,615
Flight 53 2-22-40 56-6671 May 8 1962 Robert Rushworth 5.34 21,458 5,671
Flight 54 1-28-49 56-6670 May 22 1962 Robert Rushworth 5.03 30,602 5,552
Flight 55 2-23-43 56-6671 June 1 1962 Robert M. White 5.42 40,416 5,914
Flight 56 1-29-50 56-6670 June 7 1962 Joe Walker 5.39 31,577 5,910
Flight 57 3-5-9 56-6672 June 12 1962 Robert M. White 5.02 56,266 5,660
Flight 58 3-6-10 56-6672 June 21 1962 Robert M. White 5.08 75,194 5,860
Flight 59 1-30-51 56-6670 June 27 1962 Joe Walker 5.92 37,704 6,605
Flight 60 2-24-44 56-6671 June 29 1962 John B. McKay 4.95 25,359 5,279
Flight 61 1-31-52 56-6670 July 16 1962 Joe Walker 5.57 32,675 5,913
Flight 62 3-7-14 56-6672 July 17 1962 Robert M. White 5.45 95,936 6,167
Flight 63 2-25-45 56-6671 July 19 1962 John B. McKay 5.18 25,984 5,591
Flight 64 1-32-53 56-6670 July 26 1962 Neil Armstrong 5.74 30,145 6,420
Flight 65 3-8-16 56-6672 August 2 1962 Joe Walker 5.07 44,044 5,533
Flight 66 2-26-46 56-6671 August 8 1962 Robert Rushworth 4.40 27,699 4,736
Flight 67 3-9-18 56-6672 August 14 1962 Joe Walker 5.25 59,009 6,030
Flight 68 2-27-47 56-6671 August 20 1962 Robert Rushworth 5.24 27,097 5,687
Flight 69 2-28-48 56-6671 August 29 1962 Robert Rushworth 5.12 29,627 5,547
Flight 70 2-29-50 56-6671 September 28 1962 John B. McKay 4.22 20,787 4,450
Flight 71 3-10-19 56-6672 October 4 1962 Robert Rushworth 5.17 34,199 5,621
Flight 72 2-30-51 56-6671 October 9 1962 John B. McKay 5.46 39,685 5,980
Flight 73 3-11-20 56-6672 October 23 1962 Robert Rushworth 5.47 40,996 5,980
Flight 74 2-31-52 56-6671 November 9 1962 John B. McKay 1.49 16,444 1,640
Flight 75 3-12-22 56-6672 December 14 1962 Robert M. White 5.65 43,099 6,022
Flight 76 3-13-23 56-6672 December 20 1962 Joe Walker 5.73 48,890 6,104
Flight 77 3-14-24 56-6672 January 17 1963 Joe Walker 5.47 82,814 5,918
Flight 78 1-33-54 56-6670 April 11 1963 Robert Rushworth 4.25 22,677 4,609
Flight 79 3-15-25 56-6672 April 18 1963 Joe Walker 5.51 28,194 6,067
Flight 80 1-34-55 56-6670 April 25 1963 John B. McKay 5.32 32,156 5,881
Flight 81 3-16-26 56-6672 May 2 1963 Joe Walker 4.73 63,825 5,613
Flight 82 3-17-28 56-6672 May 14 1963 Robert Rushworth 5.20 29,139 5,794
Flight 83 1-35-56 56-6670 May 15 1963 John B. McKay 5.57 37,856 6,206
Flight 84 3-18-29 56-6672 May 29 1963 Joe Walker 5.52 28,042 6,209
Flight 85 3-19-30 56-6672 June 18 1963 Robert Rushworth 4.97 68,184 5,695
Flight 86 1-36-57 56-6670 June 25 1963 Joe Walker 5.51 34,077 6,294
Flight 87 3-20-31 56-6672 June 27 1963 Robert Rushworth 4.89 86,868 5,512
Flight 88 1-37-59 56-6670 July 9 1963 Joe Walker 5.07 69,007 5,844
Flight 89 1-38-61 56-6670 July 18 1963 Robert Rushworth 5.63 31,943 6,317
Flight 90 3-21-32 56-6672 July 19 1963 Joe Walker 5.50 106,009 5,971
Flight 91 3-22-36 56-6672 August 22 1963 Joe Walker 5.58 107,960 6,106
Flight 92 1-39-63 56-6670 October 7 1963 Joseph H. Engle 4.21 23,713 4,561
Flight 93 1-40-64 56-6670 October 29 1963 Milt Thompson 4.10 22,677 4,365
Flight 94 3-23-39 56-6672 November 7 1963 Robert Rushworth 4.40 25,085 4,707
Flight 95 1-41-65 56-6670 November 14 1963 Joseph H. Engle 4.75 27,676 5,288
Flight 96 3-24-41 56-6672 November 27 1963 Milt Thompson 4.94 27,371 5,327
Flight 97 1-42-67 56-6670 December 5 1963 Robert Rushworth 6.06 30,785 6,466
Flight 98 1-43-69 56-6670 January 8 1964 Joseph H. Engle 5.32 42,642 5,819
Flight 99 3-25-42 56-6672 January 16 1964 Milt Thompson 4.92 21,641 5,217
Flight 100 1-44-70 56-6670 January 28 1964 Robert Rushworth 5.34 32,736 5,823
Flight 101 3-26-43 56-6672 February 19 1964 Milt Thompson 5.29 23,957 5,663
Flight 102 3-27-44 56-6672 March 13 1964 John B. McKay 5.11 23,165 5,459
Flight 103 1-45-72 56-6670 March 27 1964 Robert Rushworth 5.63 30,937 6,159
Flight 104 1-46-73 56-6670 April 8 1964 Joseph H. Engle 5.01 53,340 5,581
Flight 105 1-47-74 56-6670 April 29 1964 Robert Rushworth 5.72 30,968 6,286
Flight 106 3-28-47 56-6672 May 12 1964 John B. McKay 4.66 22,189 4,963
Flight 107 1-48-75 56-6670 May 19 1964 Joseph H. Engle 5.02 59,680 5,623
Flight 108 3-29-48 56-6672 May 21 1964 Milt Thompson 2.90 19,568 3,001
Flight 109 2-32-55 56-6671 June 25 1964 Robert Rushworth 4.59 25,390 4,995
Flight 110 1-49-77 56-6670 June 30 1964 John B. McKay 4.96 30,358 5,366
Flight 111 3-30-50 56-6672 July 8 1964 Joseph H. Engle 5.05 51,938 5,665
Flight 112 3-31-52 56-6672 July 29 1964 Joseph H. Engle 5.38 23,774 5,831
Flight 113 3-32-53 56-6672 August 12 1964 Milt Thompson 5.24 23,774 5,831
Flight 114 2-33-56 56-6671 August 14 1964 Robert Rushworth 5.23 31,486 5,778
Flight 115 3-33-54 56-6672 August 26 1964 John B. McKay 5.65 27,737 6,217
Flight 116 3-34-55 56-6672 September 3 1964 Milt Thompson 5.35 23,957 5,818
Flight 117 3-35-57 56-6672 September 28 1964 Joseph H. Engle 5.59 29,566 6,257
Flight 118 2-34-57 56-6671 September 29 1964 Robert Rushworth 5.20 29,809 5,700
Flight 119 1-50-79 56-6670 October 15 1964 John B. McKay 4.56 25,878 4,905
Flight 120 3-36-59 56-6672 October 30 1964 Milt Thompson 4.66 25,786 5,010
Flight 121 2-35-60 56-6671 November 30 1964 John B. McKay 4.66 26,579 4,971
Flight 122 3-37-60 56-6672 December 9 1964 Milt Thompson 5.42 28,164 5,992
Flight 123 1-51-81 56-6670 December 10 1964 Joseph H. Engle 5.35 34,503 5,914
Flight 124 3-38-61 56-6672 December 22 1964 Robert Rushworth 5.55 24,750 5,782
Flight 125 3-39-62 56-6672 January 13 1965 Milt Thompson 5.48 30,297 5,974
Flight 126 3-40-63 56-6672 February 2 1965 Joseph H. Engle 5.71 29,931 6,252
Flight 127 2-36-63 56-6671 February 17 1965 Robert Rushworth 5.27 28,986 5,695
Flight 128 1-52-85 56-6670 February 26 1965 John B. McKay 5.40 46,817 5,958
Flight 129 1-53-86 56-6670 March 26 1965 Robert Rushworth 5.17 31,059 5,761
Flight 130 3-41-64 56-6672 April 23 1965 Joseph H. Engle 5.48 24,293 5,885
Flight 131 2-37-64 56-6671 April 28 1965 John B. McKay 4.80 28,224 5,246
Flight 132 2-38-66 56-6671 May 18 1965 John B. McKay 5.17 31,120 5,699
Flight 133 1-54-88 56-6670 May 25 1965 Milt Thompson 4.87 54,803 5,501
Flight 134 3-42-65 56-6672 May 28 1965 Joseph H. Engle 5.17 63,886 6,041
Flight 135 3-43-66 56-6672 June 16 1965 Joseph H. Engle 4.69 74,585 5,478
Flight 136 1-55-89 56-6670 June 17 1965 Milt Thompson 5.14 33,071 5,699
Flight 137 2-39-70 56-6671 June 22 1965 John B. McKay 5.64 47,518 6,338
Flight 138 3-44-67 56-6672 June 29 1965 Joseph H. Engle 4.94 85,527 5,523
Flight 139 2-40-72 56-6671 July 8 1965 John B. McKay 5.19 64,800 5,889
Flight 140 3-45-69 56-6672 July 20 1965 Robert Rushworth 5.40 32,126 6,051
Flight 141 2-41-73 56-6671 August 3 1965 Robert Rushworth 5.16 63,612 5,797
Flight 142 1-56-93 56-6670 August 6 1965 Milt Thompson 5.15 31,455 5,687
Flight 143 3-46-70 56-6672 August 10 1965 Joseph H. Engle 5.20 82,601 5,713
Flight 144 1-57-96 56-6670 August 25 1965 Milt Thompson 5.11 65,258 5,800
Flight 145 3-47-71 56-6672 August 26 1965 Robert Rushworth 4.79 73,030 5,427
Flight 146 2-42-74 56-6671 September 2 1965 John B. McKay 5.16 73,091 5,745
Flight 147 1-58-97 56-6670 September 9 1965 Robert Rushworth 5.16 29,627 5,687
Flight 148 3-48-72 56-6672 September 14 1965 John B. McKay 5.03 72,847 5,663
Flight 149 1-59-98 56-6670 September 22 1965 Robert Rushworth 5.18 30,571 5,713
Flight 150 3-49-73 56-6672 September 28 1965 John B. McKay 5.33 90,099 6,006
Flight 151 1-60-99 56-6670 September 30 1965 Pete Knight 4.06 23,348 4,374
Flight 152 3-50-74 56-6672 October 12 1965 Pete Knight 4.62 28,773 5,002
Flight 153 1-61-101 56-6670 October 14 1965 Joseph H. Engle 5.08 81,229 5,720
Flight 154 3-51-75 56-6672 October 27 1965 John B. McKay 5.06 72,207 5,663
Flight 155 2-43-75 56-6671 November 3 1965 Robert Rushworth 2.31 21,519 2,414
Flight 156 1-62-103 56-6670 November 4 1965 Bill Dana 4.22 24,445 4,450
Flight 157 1-63-104 56-6670 May 6 1966 John B. McKay 2.21 20,848 2,308
Flight 158 2-44-79 56-6671 May 18 1966 Robert Rushworth 5.43 30,175 5,937
Flight 159 2-45-81 56-6671 July 1 1966 Robert Rushworth 1.70 13,655 1,708
Flight 160 1-64-107 56-6670 July 12 1966 Pete Knight 5.34 39,624 5,892
Flight 161 3-52-78 56-6672 July 18 1966 Bill Dana 4.71 29,291 5,177
Flight 162 2-46-83 56-6671 July 21 1966 Pete Knight 5.12 58,613 5,742
Flight 163 1-65-108 56-6670 July 28 1966 John B. McKay 5.19 73,701 5,958
Flight 164 2-47-84 56-6671 August 3 1966 Pete Knight 5.03 75,895 5,536
Flight 165 3-53-79 56-6672 August 4 1966 Bill Dana 5.34 40,447 5,943
Flight 166 1-66-111 56-6670 August 11 1966 John B. McKay 5.21 76,505 5,778
Flight 167 2-48-85 56-6671 August 12 1966 Pete Knight 5.02 70,439 5,588
Flight 168 3-54-80 56-6672 August 19 1966 Bill Dana 5.20 54,254 5,805
Flight 169 1-67-112 56-6670 August 25 1966 John B. McKay 5.11 78,486 5,702
Flight 170 2-49-86 56-6671 August 30 1966 William H. Knight 5.21 30,541 5,702
Flight 171 1-68-113 56-6670 September 8 1966 John B. McKay 2.44 22,311 2,578
Flight 172 3-55-82 56-6672 September 14 1966 Bill Dana 5.12 77,480 5,771
Flight 173 1-69-116 56-6670 October 6 1966 Mike Adams 3.00 22,982 3,182
Flight 174 3-56-83 56-6672 November 1 1966 Bill Dana 5.46 93,543 6,035
Flight 175 2-50-89 56-6671 November 18 1966 Pete Knight 6.33 30,145 6,840
Flight 176 3-57-86 56-6672 November 29 1966 Mike Adams 4.65 28,042 5,021
Flight 177 1-70-119 56-6670 March 22 1967 Mike Adams 5.59 40,569 6,151
Flight 178 3-58-87 56-6672 April 26 1967 Bill Dana 1.80 16,276 1,872
Flight 179 1-71-121 56-6670 April 28 1967 Mike Adams 5.44 50,963 5,987
Flight 180 2-51-92 56-6671 May 8 1967 Pete Knight 4.75 29,748 5,139
Flight 181 3-59-89 56-6671 May 17 1967 Bill Dana 4.80 21,671 5,113
Flight 182 1-72-125 56-6670 June 15 1967 Mike Adams 5.14 69,891 5,803
Flight 183 3-60-90 56-6672 June 22 1967 Bill Dana 5.34 25,055 5,811
Flight 184 1-73-126 56-6670 June 29 1967 Pete Knight 4.17 52,730 4,619
Flight 185 3-61-91 56-6672 July 20 1967 Bill Dana 5.44 25,695 5,943
Flight 186 2-52-96 56-6671 August 21 1967 Pete Knight 4.94 27,737 5,420
Flight 187 3-62-92 56-6672 August 25 1967 Mike Adams 4.63 25,725 5,013
Flight 188 2-53-97 56-6671 October 3 1967 Pete Knight 6.70 31,120 7,274
Flight 189 3-63-94 56-6672 October 4 1967 Bill Dana 5.53 76,535 6,272
Flight 190 3-64-95 56-6672 October 17 1967 Pete Knight 5.53 85,496 6,227
Flight 191 3-65-97 56-6672 November 15 1967 Mike Adams 5.20 81,077 5,821
Flight 192 1-74-130 56-6670 March 1 1968 Bill Dana 4.36 31,852 4,632
Flight 193 1-75-133 56-6670 April 4 1968 Bill Dana 5.27 57,150 5,810
Flight 194 1-76-134 56-6670 April 26 1968 Pete Knight 5.05 63,886 5,705
Flight 195 1-77-136 56-6670 June 12 1968 Bill Dana 5.15 67,086 5,734
Flight 196 1-78-138 56-6670 July 16 1968 Pete Knight 4.79 67,513 5,443
Flight 197 1-79-139 56-6670 August 21 1968 Bill Dana 4.79 81,534 5,541
Flight 198 1-80-140 56-6670 September 13 1968 Pete Knight 5.37 77,450 5,992
Flight 199 1-81-141 56-6670 October 24 1968 Bill Dana 5.38 77,724 5,980
  • (1.) ID - The X-15 program used a 3-digit ID code to record flight information.
    • The first digit represents the specific X-15 flown. 1 = X-15-1, 2 = X-15-2 or X-15-2A, 3 = X-15-3.
    • The second digit represents the flight number of the specific X-15. This is for free flights only. Captive flights used a "C" in the second position. If a free flight resulted in an aborted launch, the second digit was represented by an "A".
    • The third digit represents the total number of times that specific X-15 had been carried aloft by either NB-52. This number incremented for each captive-carry, abort, and actual release.

Only X-15 free flights are shown on the above list.

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