X-15 Flights
Flight #
Date
Speed (kph)
Altitude (m)
Pilot
Vehicle
Carrier
1 ¹
8 June 1959
840
11445
1
NB-52A
2
17 September 1959
2241
15954
2
NB-52A
3
17 October 1959
2283
18831
2
NB-52A
4
5 November 1959
1062
13857
2
NB-52A
5
23 January 1960
2685
20374
1
NB-52B
6
11 February 1960
2359
26858
2
NB-52B
7
17 February 1960
1667
16045
2
NB-52B
8
17 March 1960
2283
16045
2
NB-52B
9
25 March 1960
2124
14822
1
NB-52B
10
29 March 1960
2080
15235
2
NB-52B
11
31 March 1960
2156
15653
2
NB-52B
12
13 April 1960
2018
14630
1
NB-52A
13
19 April 1960
2718
18134
1
NB-52A
14
6 May 1960
2336
18574
1
NB-52A
15
12 May 1960
3397
23738
1
NB-52A
16
19 May 1960
2558
33222
1
NB-52A
17
26 May 1960
2336
15631
2
NB-52B
18
4 August 1960
3533
23809
1
NB-52A
19
12 August 1960
2851
41605
1
NB-52A
20
19 August 1960
3195
23159
1
NB-52A
21
17 September 1960
3510
24343
1
NB-52B
22
23 September 1960
1783
16168
1
NB-52B
23
20 October 1960
2059
16398
1
NB-52B
24
28 October 1960
2145
15453
1
NB-52B
25
4 November 1960
2071
14905
1
NB-52B
26
15 November 1960
3154
24750
2
NB-52A
27
17 November 1960
2018
16688
1
NB-52A
28
22 November 1960
2665
18867
2
NB-52A
29
30 November 1960
1858
14886
1
NB-52B
30
6 December 1960
3027
16268
2
NB-52A
31
9 December 1960
1911
15269
1
NB-52B
32
1 February 1961
1949
15170
1
NB-52B
33
7 February 1961
3660
23820
1
NB-52B
34
7 March 1961
4674
23610
2
NB-52B
35
30 March 1961
4441
51700
2
NB-52B
36
21 April 1961
4946
32000
2
NB-52A
37
25 May 1961
5321
32850
2
NB-52A
38
23 June 1961
5797
32830
2
NB-52A
39
10 August 1961
4401
23830
1
NB-52A
40
12 September 1961
5821
34840
2
NB-52B
41
28 September 1961
5792
31030
2
NB-52B
42
4 October 1961
4553
23770
1
NB-52A
43
11 October 1961
5868
66150
2
NB-52A
44
17 October 1961
6275
33100
1
NB-52A
45
9 November 1961
6586
30950
2
NB-52B
46
10 December 1961
4026
24700
3
NB-52A
47
10 January 1962
1038
13640
1
NB-52A
48
17 January 1962
6058
40690
3
NB-52A
49
5 April 1962
4586
54860
3
NB-52A
50
19 April 1962
6220
46940
1
NB-52A
51
20 April 1962
6097
63250
3
NB-52B
52
30 April 1962
5614
75190
1
NB-52B
53
8 May 1962
5670
21460
2
NB-52B
54
22 May 1962
5551
30600
1
NB-52A
55
1 June 1962
5913
40420
2
NB-52B
56
7 June 1962
5908
31580
1
NB-52A
57
12 June 1962
5659
56270
3
NB-52B
58
21 June 1962
5858
75190
3
NB-52B
59
27 June 1962
6603
37700
1
NB-52A
60
29 June 1962
5278
25360
2
NB-52B
61
16 July 1962
5911
32670
1
NB-52B
62
17 July 1962
6166
95940
3
NB-52A
63
19 July 1962
5590
25680
2
NB-52B
64
26 July 1962
6418
30150
1
NB-52A
65
2 August 1962
5532
44040
3
NB-52A
66
8 August 1962
4735
27700
2
NB-52B
67
14 August 1962
6029
59010
3
NB-52A
68
20 August 1962
5686
27000
2
NB-52B
69
29 August 1962
5546
29630
2
NB-52B
70
28 September 1962
4450
20790
2
NB-52B
71
4 October 1962
5620
34200
3
NB-52B
72
9 October 1962
5979
39700
2
NB-52A
73
23 October 1962
6056
41000
3
NB-52B
74 ²
9 November 1962
1640
16450
2
NB-52B
75
14 December 1962
6021
43100
3
NB-52B
76
20 December 1962
6103
48900
3
NB-52B
77
17 January 1963
5917
82810
3
NB-52B
78
11 April 1963
4608
22680
1
NB-52B
79
18 April 1963
6066
28190
3
NB-52B
80
25 April 1963
5879
32160
1
NB-52B
81
2 May 1963
5612
63820
3
NB-52B
82
14 May 1963
5792
29140
3
NB-52B
83
15 May 1963
6204
37860
1
NB-52A
84
29 May 1963
6208
28040
3
NB-52B
85
18 June 1963
5694
68180
3
NB-52B
86
25 June 1963
6293
34080
1
NB-52A
87
27 June 1963
5511
86870
3
NB-52B
88
9 July 1963
5842
69010
1
NB-52B
89
18 July 1963
6315
31940
1
NB-52A
90
19 July 1963
5969
106010
3
NB-52B
91
22 August 1963
6105
107960
3
NB-52A
92
7 October 1963
4560
23710
1
NB-52B
93
29 October 1963
4364
22600
1
NB-52B
94
7 November 1963
4706
25080
3
NB-52B
95
14 November 1963
5287
27680
1
NB-52B
96
27 November 1963
5326
27371
3
NB-52B
97
5 December 1963
6465
30785
1
NB-52B
98
8 January 1964
5818
42642
1
NB-52B
99
16 January 1964
5216
21641
3
NB-52B
100
28 January 1964
5821
32736
1
NB-52B
101
19 February 1964
5662
23957
3
NB-52A
102
13 March 1964
5458
23165
3
NB-52A
103
27 March 1964
6158
30937
1
NB-52A
104
8 April 1964
5580
53340
1
NB-52A
105
29 April 1964
6285
30968
1
NB-52A
106
12 May 1964
4962
22189
3
NB-52A
107
19 May 1964
5262
59680
1
NB-52A
108
21 May 1964
3001
19568
3
NB-52A
109
25 June 1964
4994
25390
A-2
NB-52A
110
30 June 1964
5364
30358
1
NB-52A
111
8 July 1964
5664
51938
3
NB-52A
112
29 July 1964
5250
23774
3
NB-52A
113
12 August 1964
5688
24750
3
NB-52A
114
14 August 1964
5776
31486
A-2
NB-52A
115
26 August 1964
6216
27737
3
NB-52A
116
3 September 1964
5817
23957
3
NB-52A
117
28 September 1964
6256
29566
3
NB-52A
118
29 September 1964
5699
29809
A-2
NB-52B
119
15 October 1964
4904
25878
1
NB-52B
120
30 October 1964
5009
25786
3
NB-52B
121
30 November 1964
4970
26579
A-2
NB-52B
122
9 December 1964
5990
28164
3
NB-52B
123
10 December 1964
5913
34503
1
NB-52A
124
22 December 1964
5781
24750
3
NB-52A
125
13 January 1965
5973
30297
3
NB-52A
126
2 February 1965
6253
29931
3
NB-52B
127
17 February 1965
5649
28986
A-2
NB-52B
128
26 February 1965
6034
46817
1
NB-52B
129
26 March 1965
5760
31059
1
NB-52B
130
23 April 1965
5760
24293
3
NB-52B
131
28 April 1965
5266
28224
A-2
NB-52B
132
18 May 1965
5697
31120
A-2
NB-52B
133
25 May 1965
5100
54803
1
NB-52B
134
28 May 1965
6040
63886
3
NB-52B
135
16 June 1965
5477
74585
3
NB-52A
136
17 June 1965
5697
33071
1
NB-52B
137
22 June 1965
6336
47518
A-2
NB-52B
138
29 June 1965
5522
85527
3
NB-52B
139
8 July 1965
5887
64800
A-2
NB-52A
140
20 July 1965
6050
23126
3
NB-52B
141
3 August 1965
5796
63612
A-2
NB-52B
142
6 August 1965
5686
31455
1
NB-52B
143
10 August 1965
5712
82601
3
NB-52A
144
25 August 1965
5799
65258
1
NB-52A
145
26 August 1965
5426
73030
3
NB-52B
146
2 September 1965
5744
73091
A-2
NB-52B
147
9 September 1965
5686
29627
1
NB-52B
148
14 September 1965
5662
72847
3
NB-52B
149
22 September 1965
5712
30571
1
NB-52A
150
28 September 1965
6005
90099
3
NB-52A
151
30 September 1965
4373
23350
1
NB-52A
152
12 October 1965
5001
28770
3
NB-52B
153
14 October 1965
5718
81230
1
NB-52A
154
27 October 1965
5662
72210
3
NB-52A
155
3 November 1965
2414
21520
A-2
NB-52A
156
4 November 1965
4450
24440
1
NB-52B
157
6 May 1966
2307
20850
1
NB-52A
158
18 May 1966
5936
30170
A-2
NB-52A
159
1 July 1966
1646
13720
A-2
NB-52B
160
12 July 1966
5876
39620
1
NB-52A
161
18 July 1966
5176
29290
3
NB-52A
162
21 July 1966
5741
58610
A-2
NB-52A
163
28 July 1966
5957
73700
1
NB-52B
164
3 August 1966
5535
75890
A-2
NB-52B
165
4 August 1966
6376
40450
3
NB-52B
166
11 August 1966
5776
76500
1
NB-52A
167
12 August 1966
5586
70440
A-2
NB-52A
168
19 August 1966
5804
54250
3
NB-52A
169
25 August 1966
5701
78490
1
NB-52A
170
30 August 1966
5701
30540
A-2
NB-52B
171
8 September 1966
2578
22310
1
NB-52B
172
14 September 1966
5770
22980
3
NB-52A
173
6 October 1966
4666
22980
1
NB-52A
174
1 November 1966
6034
93540
3
NB-52A
175
18 November 1966
6838
30140
A-2
NB-52B
176
29 November 1966
5020
28040
3
NB-52A
177
22 March 1967
6150
40570
1
NB-52A
178
26 April 1967
1871
16280
3
NB-52B
179
28 April 1967
5985
50900
1
NB-52A
180
8 May 1967
5138
29750
A-2
NB-52B
181
17 May 1967
5112
21670
3
NB-52A
182
15 June 1967
5802
69890
1
NB-52A
183
22 June 1967
5810
25050
3
NB-52B
184
29 June 1967
4618
52730
1
NB-52B
185
20 July 1967
5942
25720
3
NB-52B
186
21 August 1967
5419
27740
A-2
NB-52B
187
25 August 1967
5012
25720
3
NB-52A
188
3 October 1967
7273
31120
A-2
NB-52B
189
4 October 1967
7270
76530
3
NB-52A
190
17 October 1967
6204
85500
3
NB-52B
191 ³
15 November 1967
5744
81080
3
NB-52B
192
1 March 1968
4631
31850
1
NB-52B
193
4 April 1968
5808
57120
1
NB-52B
194
26 April 1968
5704
63090
1
NB-52B
195
11 May 1968
5733
67090
1
NB-52B
196
16 July 1968
5442
67510
1
NB-52A
197
21 August 1968
5540
81530
1
NB-52A
198
13 September 1968
5990
77450
1
NB-52A
199
24 October 1968
5979
77720
1
NB-52A
1) Unpowered flight.
2) X-15 #2 crashed on landing,
injuring McKay. The craft was rebuilt as an X-15A-2 (stretched and with drop tanks) and
resumed flights in June of 1964.
3) Fatal accident, aircraft
destroyed. After reaching peak altitude, entered spin at Mach 5. Entered dive at 30,000 m,
began high frequency pitch oscillations, aircraft disintegrated when these reached 15 Gs.
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