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Topic: X-15-inspired canvas shoes (I Love a Hangar)
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 44733
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-30-2020 01:44 PM
   
I Love A Hangar, an Australia-based apparel company that specializes in designs inspired by aviation, has a new line of men's canvas shoes that borrow their look from iconic aircraft, including the X-15 rocket plane. On October 3, 1967, Col. William John Knight set a world aircraft speed record for manned aircraft by piloting the X-15A-2 (#56-6671) to 4,520 miles per hour (7,274 km/h) (Mach 6.70), a record that still stands today. During 16 flights in the aircraft, Knight also became one of only five pilots to earn their Astronaut Wings by flying an airplane in space, reaching an altitude of 280,500 feet (85,500 m). This design is inspired by that same aircraft.  |
SpaceCadet1983
Member Posts: 287
From: Pacific NW, United States
Registered: May 2012
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posted 09-30-2020 05:04 PM
I love the design! I just might have to get me a pair of these shoes! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 44733
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-30-2020 05:15 PM
Word has it (via Facebook) that Joe Engle now has a pair. | |
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