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Author	Topic: Photo of the week 1028 (July 13, 2024)
heng44 Member Posts: 3748 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001	posted 07-13-2024 02:39 AM Joe Engle boards the X-15 hypersonic research aircraft for his first flight attempt, which resulted in an abort. Flight 1-A-62 on October 4, 1963. Engle died July 10 at the age of 91.
East-Frisian Member Posts: 679 From: Germany Registered: Apr 2005	posted 07-13-2024 10:45 AM Great, to remember him.
astro-nut Member Posts: 1054 From: Washington, IL Registered: Jan 2006	posted 07-13-2024 01:15 PM A true pilot!!
Kite Member Posts: 1150 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009	posted 07-13-2024 03:51 PM Last of the X-15 pilots. Thanks for showing Ed.
MCroft04 Member Posts: 1854 From: Smithfield, Me, USA Registered: Mar 2005	posted 07-13-2024 09:47 PM 16 X-15 flights. Awesome.
DG27 Member Posts: 269 From: USA Registered: Nov 2010	posted 07-15-2024 02:14 PM A great photo from the Golden Age of Flight Test. A perfect way to remember him. Thanks for posting.

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