X-15 Flights - 1960

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Flight Date Name Country   Parameters
X-15 Flight 5
(X-15A #1) (Flight 2)
January 23, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Scott Crossfield
(5th X-15 Flight) (North American Aviation X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 20.374 km
Speed: 2,685 kph

X-15 Flight 6
(X-15A #2) (Flight 4)
February 11, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Scott Crossfield
(6th X-15 Flight) (North American Aviation X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 26.858 km
Speed: 2,359 kph

X-15 Flight 7
(X-15A #2) (Flight 5)
February 17, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Scott Crossfield
(7th X-15 Flight) (North American Aviation X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 16.045 km
Speed: 1,667 kph

X-15 Flight 8
(X-15A #2) (Flight 6)
March 17, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Scott Crossfield
(8th X-15 Flight) (North American Aviation X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 16.045 km
Speed: 2,283 kph

X-15 Flight 9
(X-15A #1) (Flight 3)
March 25, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Joseph Walker
(1st X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 14.822 km
Speed: 2,124 kph

X-15 Flight 10
(X-15A #2) (Flight 7)
March 29, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Scott Crossfield
(9th X-15 Flight) (North American Aviation X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 15.235 km
Speed: 2,080 kph

X-15 Flight 11
(X-15A #2) (Flight 8)
March 31, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Scott Crossfield
(10th X-15 Flight) (North American Aviation X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 15.653 km
Speed: 2,156 kph

X-15 Flight 12
(X-15A #1) (Flight 4)
April 13, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert White
(1st X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 14.63 km
Speed: 2,018 kph

X-15 Flight 13
(X-15A #1) (Flight 5)
April 19, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Joseph Walker
(2nd X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 18.134 km
Speed: 2,718 kph

X-15 Flight 14
(X-15A #1) (Flight 6)
May 6, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert White
(2nd X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 18.574 km
Speed: 2,336 kph

X-15 Flight 15
(X-15A #1) (Flight 7)
May 12, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Joseph Walker
(3rd X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 23.738 km
Speed: 3,397 kph

X-15 Flight 16
(X-15A #1) (Flight 8)
May 19, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert White
(3rd X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 33.222 km
Speed: 2,558 kph

X-15 Flight 17
(X-15A #2) (Flight 9)
May 26, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Scott Crossfield
(11th X-15 Flight) (North American Aviation X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 15.631 km
Speed: 2,336 kph

X-15 Flight 18
(X-15A #1) (Flight 9)
August 4, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Joseph Walker
(4th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 23.809 km
Speed: 3,533 kph

X-15 Flight 19
(X-15A #1) (Flight 10)
August 12, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert White
(4th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 41.605 km
Speed: 2,851 kph

X-15 Flight 20
(X-15A #1) (Flight 11)
August 19, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Joseph Walker
(5th X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 23.159 km
Speed: 3,195 kph

X-15 Flight 21
(X-15A #1) (Flight 12)
September 17, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert White
(5th X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 24.343 km
Speed: 3,510 kph

X-15 Flight 22
(X-15A #1) (Flight 13)
September 23, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Forrest Petersen
(1st X-15 Flight) (US Navy X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 16.168 km
Speed: 1,783 kph

X-15 Flight 23
(X-15A #1) (Flight 14)
October 20, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Forrest Petersen
(2nd X-15 Flight) (US Navy X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 16.398 km
Speed: 2,059 kph

X-15 Flight 24
(X-15A #1) (Flight 15)
October 28, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: John McKay
(1st X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 15.453 km
Speed: 2,145 kph

X-15 Flight 25
(X-15A #1) (Flight 16)
November 4, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert Rushworth
(1st X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 14.905 km
Speed: 2,071 kph

X-15 Flight 26
(X-15A #2) (Flight 10)
November 15, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Scott Crossfield
(12th X-15 Flight) (North American Aviation X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 24.75 km
Speed: 3,154 kph

X-15 Flight 27
(X-15A #1) (Flight 17)
November 17, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Robert Rushworth
(2nd X-15 Flight) (USAF X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 16.688 km
Speed: 2,018 kph

X-15 Flight 28
(X-15A #2) (Flight 11)
November 22, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Scott Crossfield
(13th X-15 Flight) (North American Aviation X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 18.867 km
Speed: 2,665 kph

X-15 Flight 29
(X-15A #1) (Flight 18)
November 30, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Neil Armstrong
(1st X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 14.886 km
Speed: 1,858 kph

X-15 Flight 30
(X-15A #2) (Flight 12)
December 6, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Scott Crossfield
(14th X-15 Flight) (North American Aviation X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 16.268 km
Speed: 3,027 kph

X-15 Flight 31
(X-15A #1) (Flight 19)
December 9, 1960
X-15 Flight Range, Utah to California
Pilot: Neil Armstrong
(2nd X-15 Flight) (NASA X-15 Pilot)
USA M Altitude: 15.269 km
Speed: 1,911 kph

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