@ghostalin Newsreels were always inclined to over-hype their stories. In the late 50s they were competing with television for an audience and trying to justify their existence financially.
the problem was with the nose gear hydraulics as i remember, due to the cold temp, there was no 'give' when the nose touched down and the x15 snapped. although the area where it snapped was reinforceed, the main fix was to the nose gear, allowing the hydraulics to act as a shock absorber as intended. the plane was heavier than normal cause he could not jettison all the fuel.,therefore landing faster. the nose does not fall because the wing in back[elevator] , not because of thrust.
@TheFunkadelicFan It snapped but exactly at a manufacture joint, that made it easy to fix the damage. AFAIR, it was as simple as just replacing a bit of external hull and use proper bolts this time.
given enough speed to an aerodynamic object (like a raindrop) it will stay fling for a time until gravity eventually brings it back down
Remember the Saturn V-1 ,the craft used for the trips to the moon, it had no wings at all, but it was able to go to the moon and back because of thrust... and aerodynamics, weight, escape velocity, and other poop that is too much to explain in 500 characters
umm yeeaaah it is aerodynamically good Raindrops are meaning it is one of the better shapes of an object to move through air, and if it is an optical illusion then ok, the air around the Drop still forms that famous tear drop shape. Watch BBC'ssuper slow motion animal camerawater balloon test it is in the shape of a tear drop...
What happened was either the nose strut failed, or he caused it to do that. I've never had the chance to get up close to any kind military jet, or NASA research craft, but I know a lot about aircraft. I can identify the just by their shape. Not all of the, though, i could probably identify any NASA plane if i knew about it.
@Darklucario665 Actually, the damage looks worse than it really was ... 70% of all bolts at a manufacturing joint (Exactly: Station 226.8) between the tanks failed during the landing, which was a manufacturing failure that could have already happened on the first flight. The plane was simply repaired and used for further flights.
The nose gear worked perfectly - the X-15 nose gear is really a bit on the stubby side.
There is a funny story about Crossfield that Yeager has told over the years. Crossfield wouldn't take advice on the new F 100 they had. Yeager tried to tell of different things but Scotty wasn't interested. Standard coolness in parking the F 86s' there was to shut the engine beforehand & coast in to the hangar. Crossfield did this in the F 100 & found out the hard way that this didn't work anymore.
The plane breaks at landing due to a fuel jettison malfunction, so it was too heavy at landing. Funny side note: Crossfield made a radio callout after theimpact like 'Ahh I broke her back'. A doctor in a helicopter thought he said he broke HIS back, and ran up to the X-15 and tried to open the canopy without de-activating the ejection seat. He could have killed Crossfield, but he kept fighting to hold the canopy shut. The doctor finally realized he was putting up such a fight, he must be OK.
There were some plans to use a Navajo-rocket to lift the X-15 much higher, but they never were realized. May be due to the fact that the Navaj-.program was cancelled.
Scott hated The Right Stuff, but man was he the fastest man alive or what? I actually had the chance to talk to him on the phone when I was about 10 and I was all fascinated with aviation, space history and astronomy, I was a young one. It was a really nice experience having a convo with him! I'll never forget it, rest in paradise Mr. Scott Crossfield<3
Crossfield was actually a civilian pilot and one of the handful of engineers that initially designed the X-15. That "jacknife" tendency was actually designed in for just such emerg. landings to shorten up and arrest the speed [200mph] Good work, Scotty! Crossfield and Neil Armstrong were the two best pilots in the world at the time and were both aeronautical engineers and civilian[non-military] pilots. Great job guys!!
i wonder how they can stay there with the risk of inhalate hydrazine..?
TakumiFujiwara80 4 months ago
WHY IS THE VIDEO TITLE YELLING AT ME?
ghostalin 4 months ago
@ghostalin BECAUSE ITS SO INTENSE!!!
robiniroven 2 months ago
@ghostalin Newsreels were always inclined to over-hype their stories. In the late 50s they were competing with television for an audience and trying to justify their existence financially.
jrcadet4 1 month ago
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odsca 7 months ago
the problem was with the nose gear hydraulics as i remember, due to the cold temp, there was no 'give' when the nose touched down and the x15 snapped. although the area where it snapped was reinforceed, the main fix was to the nose gear, allowing the hydraulics to act as a shock absorber as intended. the plane was heavier than normal cause he could not jettison all the fuel.,therefore landing faster. the nose does not fall because the wing in back[elevator] , not because of thrust.
paledin3 7 months ago
smoothly executed landing, well i'm pretty sure it snapped :/
1pnoe 8 months ago
Minor damage? It snapped!
TheFunkadelicFan 1 year ago 2
@TheFunkadelicFan It snapped but exactly at a manufacture joint, that made it easy to fix the damage. AFAIR, it was as simple as just replacing a bit of external hull and use proper bolts this time.
Urwumpe 10 months ago
how the fuck does that stay up it has like no front wings
TheWhiteOwl23 1 year ago
@TheWhiteOwl23
same reason most other space/aircraft stay up
thrust.
given enough speed to an aerodynamic object (like a raindrop) it will stay fling for a time until gravity eventually brings it back down
Remember the Saturn V-1 ,the craft used for the trips to the moon, it had no wings at all, but it was able to go to the moon and back because of thrust... and aerodynamics, weight, escape velocity, and other poop that is too much to explain in 500 characters
TheNewCW 1 year ago
@TheNewCW wow I have bad grammar and other things F=(Gm1m2)/(r^2)
TheNewCW 1 year ago
@TheNewCW A RAINDROP IS ACTUALLY PERFECTLY SPHERICAL AND NOT LIKE AN 'AERODYNAMIC' TEARDROP,THATS JUST AN OPTCAL ILLUSION
pilgim 1 year ago
@pilgim ok...
umm yeeaaah it is aerodynamically good Raindrops are meaning it is one of the better shapes of an object to move through air, and if it is an optical illusion then ok, the air around the Drop still forms that famous tear drop shape. Watch BBC'ssuper slow motion animal camerawater balloon test it is in the shape of a tear drop...
TheNewCW 1 year ago
Flight↓ ID(1.)↓ Aircraft↓ Date↓ Pilot↓ Mach↓ Altitude (m)↓ Speed (km/h)↓
1 1-1-5 56-6670 June 8, 1959 Scott Crossfield 0.79 11,445 840
2 2-1-3 56-6671 September 17, 1959 Scott Crossfield 2.11 15,954 2,242
3 2-2-6 56-6671 October 17, 1959 Scott Crossfield 2.15 18,831 2,284
4 2-3-9 56-6671 November 5, 1959 Scott Crossfield 1.00 13,857 1,062
maxsummerskingofyout 1 year ago
x-15 unreal
jjaj6 1 year ago
What happened was either the nose strut failed, or he caused it to do that. I've never had the chance to get up close to any kind military jet, or NASA research craft, but I know a lot about aircraft. I can identify the just by their shape. Not all of the, though, i could probably identify any NASA plane if i knew about it.
Darklucario665 1 year ago
@Darklucario665 Actually, the damage looks worse than it really was ... 70% of all bolts at a manufacturing joint (Exactly: Station 226.8) between the tanks failed during the landing, which was a manufacturing failure that could have already happened on the first flight. The plane was simply repaired and used for further flights.
The nose gear worked perfectly - the X-15 nose gear is really a bit on the stubby side.
Urwumpe 10 months ago
The running joke among the troops went something like "Yeager, master of the barrier wall, Crossfield, master of the hangar wall".
kolbpilot 1 year ago
There is a funny story about Crossfield that Yeager has told over the years. Crossfield wouldn't take advice on the new F 100 they had. Yeager tried to tell of different things but Scotty wasn't interested. Standard coolness in parking the F 86s' there was to shut the engine beforehand & coast in to the hangar. Crossfield did this in the F 100 & found out the hard way that this didn't work anymore.
kolbpilot 1 year ago
Scott was a baddass test pilot but they give all the credit to yeager. Scott took a beating with all his testing.
yumyumsashimi 1 year ago
Scott was a baddass test pilot but they give all the credit to yeager. Scott took a beating with all his testing.
yumyumsashimi 1 year ago
The plane breaks at landing due to a fuel jettison malfunction, so it was too heavy at landing. Funny side note: Crossfield made a radio callout after theimpact like 'Ahh I broke her back'. A doctor in a helicopter thought he said he broke HIS back, and ran up to the X-15 and tried to open the canopy without de-activating the ejection seat. He could have killed Crossfield, but he kept fighting to hold the canopy shut. The doctor finally realized he was putting up such a fight, he must be OK.
tubernation1 1 year ago
this bird is sitting at pima air base az
thebrian266 1 year ago
There were some plans to use a Navajo-rocket to lift the X-15 much higher, but they never were realized. May be due to the fact that the Navaj-.program was cancelled.
YDDES 2 years ago
I think the only one left of the originals is Yeager.
kolbpilot 2 years ago
Original what? Yeager never flew the X-15. He was a slow flier compared to Crossfield, Armstrong, and the rest.
curea229 2 years ago
First generation supersonic test pilots. Crossfield was in on that bunch but I wouldn't say Armstrong was.
kolbpilot 2 years ago
Yeah ok. Armstrong was younger.
curea229 2 years ago
Korea, Vietnam, Irac, Afghanistan!
HR5308 2 years ago
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Scott eventually got killed flying his cs-210 to a meeting in Georgia, USA a few years ago. LOL
Thunderstorm activity-structural failure-after all that risky flying-
johnnyjet33030 2 years ago
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Scott hated The Right Stuff, but man was he the fastest man alive or what? I actually had the chance to talk to him on the phone when I was about 10 and I was all fascinated with aviation, space history and astronomy, I was a young one. It was a really nice experience having a convo with him! I'll never forget it, rest in paradise Mr. Scott Crossfield<3
Yeager was a good aviator too
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chellyiscool 3 years ago
Crossfield was actually a civilian pilot and one of the handful of engineers that initially designed the X-15. That "jacknife" tendency was actually designed in for just such emerg. landings to shorten up and arrest the speed [200mph] Good work, Scotty! Crossfield and Neil Armstrong were the two best pilots in the world at the time and were both aeronautical engineers and civilian[non-military] pilots. Great job guys!!
myshinywagon 3 years ago
that thing is a missle with a cockpit
Shaolen 3 years ago
it is actually a missile body for a nuke XD.
They send it high in the air and let it land in russia...BOOOOM...
lanceke 2 years ago
It is a manned missile, without explosive.
s020015 2 years ago