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X-15 Configurations
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About this work
This scale-model of North American's initial X-15 design was tested in North American and NACA wind tunnels note the conventional tail and fuselage side-tunnels that extend far toward the aircraft nose. North American engineers would determine that the variable wedge-angle stabilizer created a weight issue, and aeronautical testing by Langley engineers confirmed that the side-tunnels made the design less stable.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineX-15 Configurations. NASA/LRC, 1958-05-06. Public domain. ID: LRC-1958-B701_P-01966.
