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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Test pilot Scott Crossfield conducted the first full-throttle test of the X-15 rocket ship's 57,000-pound thrust engine at Edwards Air Force Base, California, reaching 1,800 mph, stopping and restarting the engine in mid-air without issues during a nine-minute flight launched from a B-52 at 45,000 feet.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., (AP) - Test pilot Scott Crossfield opened wide the throttle of the United States' most powerful aircraft engine-and whispered: "Oh, Baby."
It was the first time the X-15 rocket ship's 57,000-pound thrust engine had been given its head.
Crossfield kept the craft wide open for about four seconds before he eased back to half throttle. He had bolted to 1,800 mph.
Crossfield also stopped the engine in mid-air for the first time and restarted it. North American Aviation officials said there were no hitches.
The flight yesterday lasted nine minutes after the X-15 launched from its B-52 mother ship at 45,000 feet.
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Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
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Yesterday
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reached 1,800 mph; engine stopped and restarted in mid-air with no hitches.
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Test pilot Scott Crossfield opened the throttle of the X-15 rocket ship's 57,000-pound thrust engine for four seconds, then eased to half throttle. The flight lasted nine minutes after launch from a B-52 mother ship at 45,000 feet.