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• X-15 Research Results, With a Selected Bibliography, by Wendell H. Stillwell (illustrated HTML at NASA)
• Comparison of full-scale lift and drag characteristics of the x-15 airplane with wind-tunnel results and theory / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1962), by Edward J. Hopkins, Edwin J. Saltzman, David E. Fetterman, Flight Research Center (U.S.), Langley Research Center, and Ames Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Transonic flutter investigation of models of proposed horizontal tails for the X-15 airplane / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961), by Lou S. Young and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Transonic flutter investigation of models of the X-15 airplane horizontal tail / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961), by Lou S. Young, Samuel R. Bland, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• X-15 : extending the frontiers of flight / (Washington DC : NASA, [2007]), by Dennis R. Jenkins (page images at HathiTrust)
• Preliminary results of aerodynamic heating studies on the X-15 airplane / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1962), by Richard D. Banner, Robert D. Quinn, Albert E. Kuhl, and Flight Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aerodynamic characteristics of a 0.0667-scale model of the North American X-15 research airplane at transonic speeds / (Washington [D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1959]), by Robert S. Osborne and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Low-speed measurements of oscillatory lateral stability derivatives of a 1/7-scale model of the North American X-15 airplane / (Washington [D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1959]), by John W. Paulson, James L. Hassell, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aerodynamic and landing measurements obtained during the first powered flight of the North American X-15 research airplane / (Washington [D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1960]), by United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Flight Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Basic pressure measurements on a 0.0667-scale model of the North American X-15 research airplane at transonic speeds / (Washington [D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1960]), by Robert S. Osborne, Virginia C. Stafford, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Controllability of the X-15 research airplane with interim engines during high-altitude flights / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961), by Euclid C. Holleman, Donald Reisert, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Landing-gear behavior during touchdown and runout for 17 landings of the X-15 research airplane / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961), by James M. McKay, Betty J. Scott, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Radiometric measurements of the earth's infrared horizon from the X-15 in three spectral intervals / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, [1968]), by Antony Jalink, Dwayne E. Hinton, Richard E. Davis, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Subsonic flight tests of a 1/7-scale radio-controlled model of the North American X-15 airplane with particular reference to high angle-of-attack conditions / (Washington [D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1960]), by Donald E. Hewes, James L. Hassell, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Launch, low-speed, and landing characteristics determined from the first flight of the North American X-15 research airplane / (Washington [D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1959]), by Thomas W. Finch, Gene J. Matranga, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Investigation of the subsonic stability and control characteristics of a 1/7-scale model of the North American X-15 airplane with and without fuselage forebody strakes / (Washington [D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1960]), by James L. Hassell, Donald E. Hewes, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Stability and control characteristics of a 0.0667-scale model of the final version of the North American X-15 research airplane (configuration 3) at transonic speeds / (Washington, [DC] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1963]), by Robert S. Osborne, George M. Ware, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pressure distribution of a 0.0667-scale model of the X-15 airplane for an angle-of-attack range of 0° to 28° at mach numbers of 2.30, 288, and 4.65 / (Washington [D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, [1960]), by B. Leon Hodge, Paige B. Burbank, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Analysis of boundary-layer transition on X-15-2 research airplane, ([Washington] National Aeronautics and Space Administration; for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Va., [1966]), by Albert L. Braslow (page images at HathiTrust)
• Proceedings of the X-15 First Flight 30th Anniversary Celebration / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Management, Scientific and Technical Information Division ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1991), by Calif.) X-15 First Flight 30th Anniversary Celebration (1989 : Edwards, Kenneth E. Hodge, and Dryden Flight Research Facility (page images at HathiTrust)
• Analytical investigation and prediction of spin and recovery characteristics of the North American X-15 airplane / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1960), by William D. Grantham, Stanley H. Scher, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• X-15 research results. (Washington : Scientific and Technical Information Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; [for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1965), by Wendell H. Stillwell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Always another dawn; the story of a rocket test pilot, (Cleveland, World Pub. Co., 1960]), by A. Scott Crossfield and Clay Blair (page images at HathiTrust)
• Statistical analysis of landing contact conditions of the X-15 airplane / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1967), by Ronald J. Wilson and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Comparison of wind-tunnel and flight-measured base pressures from the sharp-leading-edge upper vertical fin of the X-15 airplane for turbulent flow at Mach numbers from 1.5 to 5.0 / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, VA : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1971), by Sheryll Goecke Powers, Flight Research Center (U.S.), and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Hypersonics before the shuttle : a concise history of the X-15 research airplane / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Office of Policy and Plans, NASA History Office, NASA Headquarters : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., [2000]), by Dennis R. Jenkins (page images at HathiTrust)
• Characteristics and use of X-15 air-data sensors / (Washington, D. C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1968), by Lannie D. Webb, Flight Research Center (U.S.), and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Operational and performance characteristics of the X-15 spherical, hypersonic flow-direction sensor / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, [1965]), by Chester H. Wolowicz, Terrence D. Gossett, and Flight Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• An analysis of the limit-cycle and structural-resonance characteristics of the X-15 stability augmentation system / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1967), by Lawrence W. Taylor, John W. Smith, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics of a 0.067-scale model of the x-15 airplane (configuration 3) at mach numbers of 2.29, 2.98, and 4.65 / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1959), by Arthur E. Franklin, Robert M. Lust, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Subsonic wind-tunnel investigation of errors indicated by total-pressure tubes in the flow field of a body simulating the nose of the X-15 research airplane. William J. Alford Jr. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce], [1962]), by William J. Alford and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Some operational aspects of using a high-performance airplane as a first-stage booster for air-launching solid-fuel sounding rockets Victor W. Horton and Wesley E. Messing. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce], [1963]), by Victor W. Horton, Wesley E. Messing, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Review of the X-15 program Joseph Weil. (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce], [1962]), by Joseph Weil and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Experimental and calculated supersonic flutter characteristics of models of the x-15 horizontal and vertical tails / (Washington, [D.C.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1959), by William T. Lauten, R. W. Hess, Langley Research Center, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Investigation of the loading characteristics of the lifting surfaces and the speed brakes of a 0.067-scale model of the north american x-15 airplane (configuration 3) at Mach numbers of 2.29, 2.98, and 4.65 / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1960), by Norman H. Silvers, Jane S. Wills, Julia A. Lancaster, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aerodynamic and control-system contributions to the X-15 airplane landing-gear loads / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1963), by R. B. Noll, Flight Research Center (U.S.), and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Evaluation of a vertical-scale, fixed-index instrument display panel for the X-15 airplane / (Washington, D. C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : for sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1967), by Lee E. Lytton, Flight Research Center (U.S.), and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Theoretical dynamic analysis of the landing loads on a vehicle with a tricycle landing gear / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, VA : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1967), by R. B. Noll, James M. McKay, Flight Research Center (U.S.), and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• A study of display systems for manual guidance of large launch vehicles utilizing the X-15 airplane and flight simulators / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1970]), by Armando E. Lopez, Ronald M. Gerdes, Gordon H. Hardy, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Ames Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
• Evaluation of an infrared heating simulation of a Mach 4.63 flight on an X-15 horizontal stabilizer / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, 1969]), by Roger A. Fields, Andrew Vano, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Flight Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Operational experiences and characteristics of the X-15 flight control system / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Office of Technical Services, Dept. of Commerce], [1962]), by Robert A. Tremant and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Experience with the X-15 adaptive flight control system / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1971), by United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Flight Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• X-15 research at the edge of space. (Washington : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., [1964]), by United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• YLR99-RM-1 rocket engine operating experience in the X-15 aircraft / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1964), by James F. Maher, Vincent N. Capasso, C. Wayne Ottinger, Flight Research Center (U.S.), and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• X-15 data display system. (Van Nuys, Calif. : Spacelabs, for Flight Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, [1966]), by United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Flow-field investigations on the X-15 airplane and model up to hypersonic speeds / (Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration : [For sale by the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information, Springfield, Virginia 22151], 1968), by L. J. McLain, Murray Palitz, and United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The X-15 research airplane. ([Washington, 1961]), by United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (page images at HathiTrust)
• Instrumentation package for inflight physiological studies /, by M. N. Goldberg, W. V. Blockley, R. A. Mills, Aerospace Medical Laboratory. sponsor, sponsor North American Aviation, sponsor United States. Wright Air Development Division, and United States. Air Force. Air Research and Development Command. issuing body (page images at HathiTrust)
• Evaluation of the General Electric self-adaptive control system on the X-15 flight control simulator /, by J. Eugene Farr, Norman R. Cooper, Dale P. Hoffman, issuing agency United States. Air Force. Systems Command. Aeronautical Systems Division, and sponsor North American Aviation (page images at HathiTrust)
• Study and development of an electric side stick controller for aerospace vehicles /, by Harry C. Graves, David L. Mellen, A. James Bailey, sponsor Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company, and sponsor United States. Air Force. Systems Command. Aeronautical Systems Division (page images at HathiTrust)
• Procedure used for X-15 heat transfer and pressure distribution tests at hypersonic speeds /, by J. A. Durand, J. P. Rhudy, Inc. sponsor ARO, Arnold Engineering Development Center. issuing body, and United States. Air Force. Air Research and Development Command. sponsor (page images at HathiTrust)

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