Fastest Manned Aircraft In History Blasts Past Mach 6 - How It Nearly Ended In Disaster - World War Wings

Fastest Manned Aircraft In History Blasts Past Mach 6 - How It Nearly Ended In Disaster - World War Wings:
Fastest Manned Aircraft In History Blasts Past Mach 6 – How It Nearly Ended In Disaster

...On October 3rd, 1967 Major William “Pete” Knight took the flight of his life into a modified X-15A-2 and made history.
...However, the troubles began when it reached the world record speed. The heat-resistant coating began to tear off and internal temperatures reached over 3000 degrees. 
A dummy ramjet ripped off of the aircraft and created a hole for heat to seep inside blasting Major Knight..."
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