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English: NASA research pilot Bill Dana is seen here next to the X-15 #3 rocket-powered aircraft after a flight.

William H. Dana is Chief Engineer at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. Formerly an aerospace research pilot at Dryden, Dana flew the F-15 HiDEC research aircraft and the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration/F-16 aircraft.

Dana flew the X-15 research airplane 16 times, reaching a top speed of 3,897 miles per hour and a peak altitude of 310,000 feet (almost 59 miles high).
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current12:07, 17 June 2008Thumbnail for version as of 12:07, 17 June 20081,191 × 959 (412 KB)TheDJcrop caption
17:05, 27 January 2008Thumbnail for version as of 17:05, 27 January 20081,191 × 1,024 (684 KB)File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) {{Information |Description= The North American X-15 rocket plane was part of the USAF/NASA/USN X-series of experimental aircraft, including also the Bell X-1. The X-15 set numerous speed and altitude records in the early 1960s, reaching the edge of space
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