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National
Air and Space
Museum
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North American
X-15A-1
The X-15 was the first winged aircraft to attain hypersonic
velocities of Mach 4, 5, and 6 (four to six times the speed of sound)
and to operate at altitudes well above 30,500 meters (100,000 feet).
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