After initial test flights in 1959, X-15s became the first aircraft to reach Mach 4, 5, and 6, and to operate well above 30,500 meters (100,000 feet).

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732089

Source:

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Owner:

NASA

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Public Domain

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