Amazing what you see parked at your local airport

[frolinmod]

And as you can see his tricycle ran on Jet A which he poured from the handy red can.

[mbaddah (Mo)]

Hey Chris did you realise the photo you have of the X-15 is the same one that's used in the documentary "In the Shadow of the Moon" (watch at 0:35 for the number on the tail):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTCs_r1BZAo

It happens to be my favourite scene in the doco as well

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Thanks all! Memories, eh?

Hi Moh Yes, I saw that scene as well, and recognised the one we photographed in it. I guess that there were only three X-15's all up that saw active flight, so chances were pretty good. If you look for more photos of this actual aircraft, you'll see it in various tail trims and livery. Experimental planes must really undergo change from time to time as part of the development cycle.