30 June 1961 - The Black Vault

t ·~ ~~ .jor· y,obert 11 . Io/hit.e achieves a speed 123
of 2,275 miles per hour in X-15 USAF
S/l! 56-6670 equipped ~!1 trl dual XLH-ll
engi!1es to cor.lplet ~ the interim engine
X-l5 flight progr am.
10 Pct 1961
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28 Feb 1951
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1 l"a.r 1961
First captive firing of the F-l ~ngine 72
for Pr-oJect Saturn i.~ aceo ..pli:=:hetd by
lilocketdyne at t he D1recto::-ate of Rod(~t
Pr-o.pul ston.
B-S8 aircraft non~ frang iblc ..'heel 88
dC.lelopr::ent tests are completed .
6512th School Squadron ( Test Pl1o~) 159
is discontinued at the USAF Experiment;al
Flight Test Pilot School.
'1'-38;:, aj,l'pla!'le Category II engine tezt­ 105
lng i@ ccnclu1ed.
Firs t NASA/p.F/l·raYJ· powered flight of 127
an X-15 e quipped .0;1 th the 57 J. 000 pound
thr::1st XLR-99 e ng1 n ~ is rnarje ~;1 th [i;::.jOr
Robert L. Wh1te at the controls.
30 Mar 1901
6 Apr 1961
1S. P.pr !961
2l ;\pr 1951
21 .t,.ay 1901
-;, .J UrI 1961
HAS/t pilot Joe ',lalker ~·}ea ring t he ne'.~ly 128
developed i~p/22-s full pressure :3 1 t
zoo~s t he X-lS to 169,600 f~et a l titude.
T-384 a ircraft flame-out 1n~estigat1on~ 104
are concluded after nine ~11ghts.
T-38A a ircraft s pin tests €nd aft~r' one 102
year requiring 1 ~2 flights 2nd 122
f light !10:urs on T-32 USAP Sill 58-1l91.
16th PhY81 0 1 og1~ al Tra_nL~g P lig~ t or 20
the 6S-10th US h.F Hosp... tal i;:; Qii!con ::'lnus-d.
USAF Ezper 1[:'!enta l " l ig:"1t ?e;3t ?11ot 164­
Cla5G So G graduatES 14 te ~ t pilcts.
Colonel John H. r·1al l€'t replace:;;. Colonel 2~
Pa.ul r'. H.::; l rr._cy. as ocs/r·:ateriel.
Aerospace Researc h Pilot COUI'3e CIa s 158
1 ceg ina at the USAF Exp::-rlm'3r:tal
:llght T~~ t Pi lot School.
X S/P&rsonnel mO',res :'rom AFFl'C Head­ 170
Q.ua :'t ers ~11d _ng to Buil d i ng . !u. i::'er
2! ... 20 .