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Presentation Host
Nick Manderfield
Publication/Presentation Date
4-16-2015
Abstract/Description
Hear what it was like for Joe H. Engle, USAF/ANG, Ret. to fly both the X-15 and the Space Shuttle. In 1965 Capt. Engle flew the X-15 to 280,600 feet, to become the youngest pilot to qualify as an astronaut and would go on to fly it 15 more times. Selected for NASA space missions, he flew the Space Shuttle “Enterprise” off the top of a modified 747 on glide flight tests. He commanded the orbital test flight of “Columbia” and became the first and only pilot to manually fly an aerospace vehicle from Mach 25 to landing. A remarkable person and pilot!
Scholarly Commons Citation
Engle, J. H.
(2015).
Flying the X-15 and Space Shuttle.
Nick Manderfield (Eds.)
Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/aviation-history/26
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Aviation Commons, Military History Commons, Other History Commons, Space Vehicles Commons
