U.S. Air Force
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NASA
65 Years Ago: First Factory Rollout of the X-15 Hypersonic Rocket Plane
On Oct. 15, 1958, the first X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft rolled out of its factory. A joint project among NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy, the X-15 greatly expanded our knowledge of flight at speeds exceeding Mach 6 and altitudes above 250,000 feet. Between 1959 and 1968, 12 pilots completed 199 missions, achieving ever-higher speeds and altitudes…
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Press Releases
Jump Aero Unveils Rapid Response eVTOL Design, Receives First Order from Falck Ambulance Services and Funding from U.S. Air Force
Jump Aero unveiled the design of the company’s all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) first response aircraft which has been in development since 2019. The company also announced that the first full-scale prototype would be partially funded by the United States Air Force and confirmed the first commercial order from Falck Ambulance Services. Jump Aero Incorporated The new eVTOL design,…
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