Scott Crossfield would be fully suited up and in the cockpit of the X-15 even if it was unlikely that the mission would launch. He wouldn't get out until the mission was officially scrubbed, sometimes 6 hours or more. He did this so that the ground crew would see that he was dedicated, and that he believed the crew deserved the recognition of their hard work and dedication. A class act. Another fine presentation Mike. Thank You.

Scott C. was such a good man. Just super easy to talk to. The X-15 was a huge achievement even to hear him talk about it, but he always looked to the future and always felt there was a need for a man (person) to be in the loop. It didn't matter how educated you were or weren't. He would speak to you like a peer. This aircraft/spacecraft is still a modern miracle. When we hear about Russian hypersonic advances, remember America was going hypersonic with a man in the cockpit, back in the 1960s!

Good to see the man behind the voice! I didn’t know about how many variations there were of the X15. Like the Delta wing or the scram jet one. I also didn’t know how fast it could fly. Above Mach 5! Anyway, great video

Another great presentation Mike. In the very early sixties when I was a plane mad kid in Wales, my older sister, who lives in the US, used to send me plastic kits which were not available in the UK for Xmas and birthday presents. I once received a set of small scale X plane models, including the X-15. I never dreamed of ever seeing such exotic flying machines in the flesh (metal). When I eventually did visit the collection of X planes at Dayton and the X-15 at the Smithsonian earlier this century I remembered those tiny kits and got quite emotional in the presence of the real things. Even in my old age I am still fascinated by the hardware of space and high speed flight.

Machat's documentaries are the best. Loaded with details and devoid of gimmicks. Thank you for producing them. Respectfully,

Great and informative video, Mr Machat. Your work does justice to the X-15, a pioneering aircraft that has not got the recognition it deserves.

Mr. Machat, another OUTSTANDING show! 💯🤌👍 The X-15 rates in my top three of all time. This is the first documentary that I've seen where four models, all in the same scale were presented for a true comparison. I am envious of your collection. I look forward to your research and presentations because they always have information beyond the hundreds of other works on any given subject. I learn something new every time and that's. saying a bunch. I get sick of seeing the same old rehash of commonly known facts. I wait impatiently for your releases!

As a kid I had a large Air Force issued print of the x-15 hanging on my wall that my uncle gave me. I never realized how many variations this aircraft went through during its lifetime.

Mr. Machat, your videos are always a pleasure to watch. Very informative, well edited, and with great narration.

Good morning Mike☕️ Another amazing presentation I’ve always loved the X -15 I wish I still had that Topping model of the X-15 my dad gave me There is a memorial for Major Adams at the X-15 crash site that was put together by an Eagle Scout. Its off of Trona Road, above 395 Thank you Mike

One thing that seems to elude commentators with regard to the X-15 is they had other tech that isn't discussed which probably had great impact on many things that flew at high speed. Specifically, the three X-15s seem to have had different nose cone configurations, presumably to test breaking the sound barrier and changing the shock wave around the vehicle in particular ways. If you look at this photo you'll notice all three X-15s, with different nose cones. That's a really great photo if you look at the X plane program. In the photo it's worth noting the DC-3 one of my favorite planes of all time, which seems to be transport. If you see other photos after flights of the X-15, you'll notice in the background the DC-3 which presumably many of the technicians and engineers, etc.were brought to the landing site to evaluate the aircraft after it landed. Nice little shuttle. Presumably there were tools and such that were brought to the landing sites and the distances at Edwards AFB made the use of a DC-3 practical.

Very interesting, many things I didn't know about. But no model box top! Thanks for a great start to the week.

Thank you, Mike. I always enjoy your videos. The X-15 program really got this young boy living in Palmdale excited about aviation. It was one of the very first models I ever built.

YES !... big fan of the ablative coating on the A-2, and yes, they should have kept going with the concepts

Mike, you do such a wonderful job of keeping aviation history alive. I would comment more but I have to run out the door for work............. Thanks again.

Morning Mike! Seeing a new vid from you is always a great start to the day. Two of my favorite subjects,X15 and models. Thank you for the look.

Excellent as always. I think the 50s and 60 where the greatest time for aerodynamic development and the 70s, 80s and 90s for avionics. Keep up the good work.

The X-15 is no longer at the NASM. It is in long term storage and refurbishment.

Good stuff Mike - I especially like the in-person presentation. Cheers.

A great summary of X-15 history on this episode!

Great video Mike. I learned a lot.

From the first flight of the NAA P-51 to the first flight of the NAA X-15 in only 19 years.

Another great and informative video. I love seeing the factory models. I started my 33 year career with Northrop as a model maker. It was interesting how we made models of new protoypes.they were all classified at the time. Youd get locked into a room with one other person untill it was finished. Not sure where they ended up once finished. Great to see these X-15 models. What a plane and very successful program.

I love watching Mike's videos. Even on topics that I've been familiar with for decades, I learn something new.

Well you’re team has done it again. And the models and the photos/ artwork are amazing. Another great presentation great work.

Great Episode! Better than a book.

My father moved the family to California in 1956 when he was hired at North American for the X-15 program. About 1961 when I was in Cub Scouts, my dad was Scout Master. I remember, for some special occasion, my dad bought the first X-15 model you showed as a Grand Prize. I didn’t win it but someone in Pack 877, Hollywood Riviera did. Dad got other NAA memorabilia as other prizes and I did win a packet of NAA aircraft pictures. Thanks for the memories.

Thank you Mr.Machat for another woundful video in Celebrating Aviation. I always enjoy and learn something unique. I look forward to the nest one!

Mr Mike, that was a great start to the week. Loved the "live" presentation of the models interspersed with the images. Gotta say you are a more professional presenter than most TV news ppl! I either never knew, or simply forgot many of the facts you shared. I often wonder what I was doing when historical events took place. For us older folks we didn't have electronic devices recording our daily life... I guess i need to rewatch your vid about factory models because i was curious about the materials used to build them. Way back in the 80's i worked with a retired professional model maker. When he found out i built kits he encouraged me to make a career out of it, but I didn't have that kind of artistic aptitude. I guess you could say, I never qualified for an Artistic License ☹️

My favourite aircraft.Thanks for making this video.

thank you for your fine work/video. It is always nice to learn a bit more of my favorite airplane

Great presentation with lots of information. Thank you for sharing this knowledge with us.

I have been a fan of the X-15 since I was a boy, and that was a long time ago. I have read a lot about the plane in that time, and I thought there was nothing new for me to learn about it. I was wrong - thank you for that!

Excellent presentation Mike--thanks for your work creating these fascinating videos! Viewers may be interested to know that NASA has several e-books available as pdf downloads that chronicle the X-15 tests. "X-15: Extending the Frontiers of Flight" and "Hypersonics Before the Shuttle-A Concise History of the X-15 Research Airplane" are 2 that come to mind. There is a lot of info shared on the NASA website. I hesitate to call it "free", considering the lives lost, and the tax dollars spent on flight research.

Another great one Mike! I like the use of models to compliment the pictures for this presentation. Well done!

An outstanding presentation, Mike. Great narration and so many interesting facts !

Very informative episode on this iconic aircraft. Really enjoyed it.

Hi folks, just wanted to let you know. The movie: X15 is showing on Tubi for free as we speak... I haven't seen this movie since I was a little kid. It's got lots of great footage,..plus Mary Tyler Moore...lol

Many thanks Mike. Thoroughly enjoy your presentations of matters aeronautical. The broad spectrum of expertise that you master and your factual presentations are superb. 🙏🏻

Another great presentation, delivered with all the detail, images, and straight forward quality production, viewers have come to expect. I learned many facts about the X-15, and the historic flights the aircraft made that I didn't know before. Top notch work as always Mike.

Hi Mike. I love your detailed videos and insight into the various aviation fields thanks to your career. Do you think that the a lot of what was achieved from the early X planes would be replaced by advanced wind tunnel modelling and computer modelling if they were being developed today, rather than building these experimental planes?

Thank you for the excellent video Mike... Your videos are always very well done and extremely interesting and informative.... One of my alltime favorite planes is this one... The incredible, North American Aviation X-15...

Thanks Mike, for putting out part 2 on the X-15. Great video, and wonderful to see those great models again. I wanted to take them all home with me when I was there doing my presentation on the X-15. :-)

Nice shot of Neil Armstrong at 11:54.

I enjoy EVERY episode. Thanks.

another superb disertation, thank you Mike. long time Wings Airpower fan.

Love it when you talk history on these planes. The Western musuem of flight videos are awesome, hipefully you will do several more. Your knowledge is incredible on the variations of prototypes.

Wow! One of my favorites of all your videos, and that's saying something. Thank you for all the great work!

That delta X-15 is sweet and I never knew of the ramjet proposal. I remember they were handing out a free black and white picture of the white X-15A-2 next to the XB-70 at the Edwards AFB airshow back in the 60s.

Thanks for a great insight into later developments of the Great X-15...

Always a pleasure to watch your presentations, thank you very much!

Fascinating video Mike, I learned a lot about the X-15. Well done!

*Great video, Mike!*

All X-15 lovers MUST read the excellent book "At the Edge of Space" by X-15 driver Milt Thompson. Also, try to make a pilgramage to the memorial to Mike Adams' flight, off Trona Road four miles north of Hwy 395 (35 25' 09"N, 117 35' 48"W). You may find some of the USA flags I planted there several years ago. Thanks for this excellent video Mr Machat.

Another brilliant video. Thanks!!!

This is the best thing I ever saw.

As always an amazing video. Greetings from a Brazilian subscriber..

Awesome and informative presentation, love the models, thanks Mike

Really enjoyed that presentation, thank you. Was great to see the face behind these brilliant vids again. And yes, those are some gorgeous models!!

Great video as always

Thank you, Michael! Well done and appreciate the work and research into this episode! I love the X-15!

Great video. I always learn something new thanks to you!

Good job Mike!

So nice to see videos by a person who knows so much that of which he speaks and loves what's he's doing. As a bonus, there are wonderful comments. Many thanks.

Did I hear you mention the name Marquardt? His son was in my High School class; we were good friends. I had some very interesting discussions with Mr. Marquardt - even gave us a tour of his plant over near Van Nuys airport. Great show, Mike. Thanks.

Nice! You certainly earned a new sub. Thanks for the video!!!

Wow. What a neat presentation. As futuristic as the X-15 was in the 50s and 60s, the X-15 obviously still had further development possibilities. It would have been interesting to see what could be achieved had the project continued into the 70s.

I like this model X-15 rocket plane very unique airplane & interesting information about the airplane. I want to have a model of this X-15 rocket plane USAF NASA for myself. Thanks for sharing the info. ❤😊💯🤗😍🤩⭐

I like that shirt, Mike. Great show!

Kind of sad I never looked into this ship myself. I just new it as the X-15. Pretty neat to see it had modularity and variants! Thanks for the video!

Hi Mike, I had the honor of meeting Scott Crossfield at the 1999 Edwards Air show and getting to shake his hand and a few questions and Heather got a photo of Crossfield and myself! I was awe struck

wow never knew about the delta wing proposal. Gems as always!

Great video !!! Learned a few things I never new before. Thanks for sharing. where can I purchase the desk top models?

Thanks for another great video. I also like how sci-fi this airplane looks like. I am sure its shape affected many upcoming prop designers in the sci-fi-fi TV shows and movies to come

Happy Pre 🎂Birthday Mike!

Thank you for a wonderful presentation. I learned more about the X-15 program from this and your previous presentation. I never realised there were different models of the aircraft and that there were plans for the delta wing version.

Very beautiful models configuration the X-15 USAF NASA the small rocket engines.

Thank you very much for this very informative video. I did a presentation on the X-15 as a science project when I was in 7th grade (Binnsmead Grade School, Portland, OR). Hey! What happened to the model box art?

Just a wild guess, but I see some SR-71 in its lines. [12:42]

Geez, Crossfield looks 5:30 like he just graduated from his paper route! I mean, I’m only 53, but he’s just a kid! A kid who was the fastest man alive, granted, but…

what Material is that Marquardt Corporation ramjet x-15 model are?

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Hello Mr Mike.

clearly x15 is the grandad of the shuttle

the model looks like made by Jon Risque. not sure.

Ummm ...... ????? Model box top???

Disgusting they didn't do a 200th flight. Then again we never got 800 F-22s.

Hello Mike, thank you so much for a wonderful video - great information about a simply fantastic subject. An absolute joy. Many thanks from the UK.