Code One Magazine: The X Planes, X-15A-2

X-15A-2
Mission: The X-15A-2, the second of three X-15s built, incorporated a fuselage extension and other improvements to expand the stock X-15’s performance envelope after the first X-15 crash-landed in Nevada on 9 November 1962. The modification was modestly successful. Like the other X-15s, it was powered by a single Reaction Motors XLR99 rocket engine.

Manufacturer: North American Aviation
Number Built: 1
Sponsor: USAF, NASA
Fastest Flight: 4,534 mph
Highest Flight: 354,200 feet
First Flight: 25 June 1964
Last Flight: 3 October 1967
Total Flights: 22
Length: 52 feet 5.5 inches
Wingspan: 22 feet 4 inches
Height: 12 feet 1.6 inches
Gross Weight: 56,130 lb

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