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heng44 | USAF pilot Joe Engle poses with X-15 no. 3 in the hangar at NASA's Flight Research Center on September 25, 1963. Engle and NASA's Milt Thompson were named in June 1963 to replace Bob White and Neil Armstrong, respectively. |
Starfighter1 | Great photo of smiling Joe. |
Philip | Which rank at that moment? Major? |
Jurg Bolli | Very nice, great to see a photo of the X-15. |
moorouge | Is one correct in thinking that the plane is named after its pilot? |
randy | I was wondering that too. |
NukeGuy | Named after Joe Walker, perhaps? |
LM-12 | It is mentioned in Jenkins' "Hypersonic" that it is named after the crew chief. |
PeterO | Here's a photo of Joe Walker with the original Little Joe, the Bell X-1E. |
mach3valkyrie | quote: Originally posted by Philip: Which rank at that moment? Major?
Joe Engle was a Captain at that time. |
LM-12 | Joe Engle's first X-15 flight was on October 7, 1963. |
Lou Chinal | So one can assume "Little Joe 1" was the X-1E. |
mach3valkyrie | I don't recall seeing the "Little Joe the II" and the dice on the side during pre drop footage of number 3 X-15 taken out the copilot's side. How long was it on there? |