X-15A-2 Taxi and Takeoff https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/10067222-17a8-4c7b-8274-e21fdc989405 This 32-second video from 1967 shows the taxi and takeoff of the B-52 Mothership carrying the X-15A-2 with external fuel tanks underneath its wing. In June 1967, the X-15A-2 rocket-powered research aircraft received a full-scale ablative coating to protect the aircraft from the high temperatures associated with hypersonic flight (above Mach 5). This pink eraser-like substance, applied to the X-15A-2 aircraft (56-6671), was then covered with a white sealant coat before flight. This coating would help the X-15A-2 aircraft reach a record speed of 4,520 mph (Mach 6.7). For more information on the X-15 visit: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-052-DFRC.html Mirrored from YouTube: https://youtu.be/-85UpeSOuc8 Original channel: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:32:28 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us X-15A-2 Taxi and Takeoff https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/ec5edb1e-3795-4978-be4f-c67e98fbc992.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/10067222-17a8-4c7b-8274-e21fdc989405 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.