X15 Rocket Plane - Smithsonian Collection Includes standDescribed by those who flew it as the ‘Ultimate flying machine’, the North American X-15 rocket powered hypersonic research aircraft has the distinction of being the fastest manned aircraft in the history of aviation, attaining a speed of Mach 6.7. Launched from under the wing of a B-52 bomber, the X-15 provided significant research data for the NASA space programs which followed.Smithsonian Collection: Corgi is proud to introduce a range of die-cast aircraft and spacecraft, scale replicas of the collections displayed in the Smithsonian’s National Airand Space Museum. Located in Washington, D.C, the museum is one of 19 which comprise the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex.Diverse in era representation and seeped in history, the Smithsonian collection by Corgi is the perfect introducer range for older children and novice collectors, with detail and quality that would please any avid aeronautic or space enthusiast.
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