This package contains 2 versions of the X-15-1 with the interim XLR-11 rocket engines and two versions of the aircraft with the million-horsepower XLR-99 rocket engine.
The North American X-15-1 (serial number AF56-6670) was the first of three experimental X-15 aircraft built in the late 1950s to demonstrate the ability of pilots to fly rocket-powered airplanes out of the earth's atmosphere and back to precision landing.
The X-15 was a single-place research airplane, designed to obtain data on flight at extremely high altitudes and speeds and on the effects of such flight conditions on the aircraft and on the pilot.
The X-15-1 was rolled out in October 1958, and successfully completed its first powered flight in January 1960, after a series of captive and glide flights.
The No. 1 aircraft completed 81 missions during the entire (9-year) X-15 research program.
The legendary test pilot Scott Crossfield was the first to fly the X-15-1 in the spring of 1959 while NASA pilot Bill Dana flew the aircraft for the last time in October 1968.
Features
Custom X-15 flight model to simulate rocket-powered high-speed and high-altitude flight in FS2004 and FSX
Supersonic flight up to Mach 4.65 in FS2004 and FSX
High-altitude flight up to 354,200 feet in FSX, 100,000 feet in FS2004
Can be launched either from a high altitude like the real X-15 or take off from an airport runway like other Flight Simulator aircraft
Good maneuvrability at supersonic speeds and excellent gliding capabilities
Highly detailed 3D models with more than 300 parts, 60 animations, reflective textures and unique markings, based on archive material
Fully functional instrument panels with 240 custom gauges and systems to simulate almost every step and procedure required in a typical X-15 mission
Spectacular visual effects including rocket engine flames, APU exhaust and propellant jettison effects
Uses a custom fuel management system with three different types of propellants water-alcohol or ammonia, liquid oxygen and hydrogen peroxide and pressurized helium or nitrogen, like in the real-world X-15 rocket plane
Includes a comprehensive 100-page user manual inspired from the original X-15 utility flight manuals, in a printable PDF format English and French language versions are included with the software
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