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The X-15A-2
(serial number AF56-6671), was a modified version of the X-15 rocket plane,
specifically designed to allow longer engine burn times and to attain hypersonic
velocities in the range of 8000 feet per second at an altitude of 100,000 feet.
The main modifications were the addition of a 29-inch fuselage section to the
center of gravity compartment and two large aluminum external propellant tanks
which can be jettisoned and re-used. The added propellant permits alonger engine
run which results in added velocity.
After the
X-15-2 aircraft was damaged in 1962, it was rebuilt as the "advanced" X-15A-2
and was delivered to Edwards Air Force Base in February 1964.
In October
1967, Air Force Pilot Pete Knight took the X-15A-2 to Mach 6.7 (4520 mph), the
fastest manned aircraft flight recorded to date (if we exclude the Space
Shuttle). The X-15A-2 completed 22 flights between June 1964 and October 1967.
X-15-2 for
Flight Simulator Key Features
- Custom X-15 flight model to
simulate rocket-powered high-speed and high-altitude flight in FS2004 and FSX:
- Supersonic flight up to
Mach 4.65 in FS2004 and FSX
- High-altitude flight up to
354,200 feet in FSX (100,000 feet in FS2004)
- Can be launched either
from a high altitude like the real X-15 or take off from an airport runway
like other Flight Simulator aircraft
- Good maneuvrability at
supersonic speeds and excellent gliding capabilities
- Highly detailed 3D models
with more than 300 parts, 60 animations, reflective textures and unique
markings, based on archive material
- Fully functional instrument
panels with 180 custom gauges and systems to simulate almost every step and
procedure required in a typical X-15A-2 mission
- Spectacular visual effects
including rocket engine flames, APU exhaust and propellant jettison effects
- Uses a custom fuel
management system with three different types of propellants (ammonia, liquid
oxygen and hydrogen peroxide) and pressurized helium, like in the real-world
X-15A-2 rocket plane
- Custom external tanks
propellant transfer system
- Includes a comprehensive
100-page user manual inspired from the original X-15 and X-15A-2 utility
flight manuals, in a printable PDF format (English and French language
versions are included with the software)
X-15-2 Add-on Aircraft
Description
This package
contains three versions of the X-15A-2 aircraft (serial number AF56-6671) with
the XLR-99 rocket engine and "jettisonable" external propellant tanks.
The additional
fuselage section provides an optical window and additional space for
experimental and instrumentation equipment (in the "rollout" and "dirty"
versions). Other changes common to all aircraft include a removable right wing
tip, an extended landing gear, a revised canopy with new elliptical windows, a
sky hatch on top of the instrument compartment, extended side fairings to carry
more hydrogen peroxide stored in spherical supply tanks and a helium spherical
tank behind the dorsal stabilizer.
Like the real
aircraft, the white version of the X-15A-2 for Flight Simulator is covered with
a special pink ablator sealed with a white wear layer to protect the airplane
from the tremendous amount of heat generated during high-speed flight. This
variation also features a jettisonable dummy ramjet under the lower modified
ventral and an animated eyelid over the left canopy window
"Rollout" version (black) with silver external propellant tanks and the
X-15A-2 light blue-gray instrument panel; |
"Dirty" version (black) with red and white external propellant tanks and the
X-15A-2 light blue-gray instrument panel; |
"White" version with full ablative coating, a modified lower vertical
stabilizer, a dummy ramjet, an animated eyelid on the left canopy window and
the X-15A-2 light blue-gray instrument panel. |
X-15A-2 Advanced Instrument
Panels (for the XLR-99 rocket engine)
What makes the
X-15 for Flight Simulator series exciting and unique are the advanced fully
functional instrument panels with custom gauges and systems to simulate almost
every step and procedure required in a typical X-15 or X-15A-2 mission:
- Aircraft servicing (all
three propellants and gases);
- APUs/generators/hydraulic
pump operation;
- Propellant tank
pressurization;
- Engine precool and prime;
- Turbopump operation;
- Rocket ignition sequence;
- Monitoring of propellant
pressure gauges;
- External propellant tanks
release (X-15A-2);
- Propellant jettison.
Almost every X-15 internal
system has been integrated into the X-15 for Flight Simulator panels:
- Engine ignition system;
- APUs and electrical power
distribution systems;
- Hydraulic systems;
- Temperature control systems.
The X-15A-2 for Flight
Simulator comes with one (light blue-gray) main instrument panel and eight
secondary panels. Included with each X-15A-2 add-on aircraft is:
- A main panel;
- A service panel;
- A "vent, pressurize,
jettison" lever panel;
- A throttle and speed brake
lever panel;
- A left side panel;
- A right side panel;
- A radio panel;
- A center pedestal panel;
- An external drop tanks
control panel.
In addition, the default Flight
Simulator Garmin GPS and magnetic compass panels are available from the main
panel.
X-15A-2 (XLR-99 engine) instrument panels. Note the service panel at the
top, the radio panel and the drop tanks control panel (above the airspeed
indicator). |
X-15A-2 (XLR-99 engine) during flight. Notethe SAS control panel in the
lower center section of the panel and the external tanks fuel flow indicator
lights under the angle-of-attack indicator. |
X-15-1 Utility Flight Manual
Included with the software are
the 100-page English and French versions of the X-15A-2 Utility Flight Manual,
available in a printable PDF format (Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 5.0 or later
required).
The manual has been
specifically conceived for the X-15A-2 for Flight Simulator and is based on the
original real-world X-15 and X-15A-2 utility flight manuals.
The flight manual contains the
necessary information for the installation and operation of the X-15A-2 virtual
aircraft and associated instrument panels. It contains instructions and
procedures for XLR-99 rocket engine operation, on the X-15A-2 for Flight
Simulator.
The end-user is encouraged to
print a copy of the manual for his/her own use, in conjunction with the add-on
simulation software. The best way to keep the manual handy for easy reference
during flight is to organize it in a durable presentation binder.
Product
Specifications (X-15A-2 for Flight Simulator)
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- Flight Simulator: Microsoft®
FS2004, FSX (optimized for FS2004, FSX compatible)
- Windows®: 2000/XP (128 MB
RAM)
- Processor: 450 MHz
- Hard Drive: 1.8 GB
- Available Disk Space: 200 MB
(space required to install the add-on software and documentation)
- Video Card: 32 MB (DirectX®
9.0 or later)
- Other: Sound card and
speakers, joystick, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 5.0 or later
GENERAL FEATURES 3
versions of the X-15A-2 aircraft (s/n AF56-6671) with the XLR-99 rocket engine
and "jettisonable" external propellant tanks:
- "Rollout" version (black)
with silver external propellant tanks and the X-15A-2 light blue-gray
instrument panel;
- "Dirty" version (black) with
red and white external propellant tanks and the X-15A-2 light blue-gray
instrument panel;
- "White" version with full
ablative coating, a modified lower vertical stabilizer, a dummy ramjet, an
animated eyelid on the left canopy window and the X-15A-2 light blue-gray
instrument panel.
FLIGHT MODEL FEATURES
- Custom X-15 flight model to
simulate rocket-powered high-speed and high-altitude flight in FS2004 and FSX
One Reaction Motors XLR-99, "throttable" 60,000-pound liquid-fuel turbo-rocket
engine
- Supersonic flight up to Mach
4.65 in FS2004 and FSX
- High-altitude flight up to
354,200 feet in FSX (100,000 feet in FS2004)
- Ground takeoff or
high-altitude launch
- Good maneuvrability at
supersonic speeds
- Excellent gliding
capabilities
AIRCRAFT 3D MODEL FEATURES
- Highly detailed models based
on archive material, with more than 300 parts and 60 animations
- Reflective textures
- Unique markings and liveries
(on each aircraft)
- Dynamic frost texture on
fuselage (around the liquid oxygen tank when filled)
- Movable aerodynamic control
surfaces:
- Differential horizontal
stabilizer
- Vertical stabilizers with
movable and fixed sections and a jettisonable ventral rudder
- Flaps
- Extendable upper and lower
split-flap speed brakes
- Landing skids and front gear
("steerable")
- Movable canopy
- Cockpit details with
astronaut/pilot and animated sticks and levers
- "Jettisonable" external
propellant tanks (optional)
- Jettisonable dummy ramjet
(on the white aircraft)
- Animated eyelid on the left
canopy window of the white aircraft
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
- Over 10 X-15-specific
animated visual effects
- Engine flame and contrail
effects
- Engine first and/or second
stage igniter effects
- Propellant jettison effects
- APU and turbopump exhaust
effects
- Engine precool and prime
effects
- Condensation effect near the
cold propellant tanks when filled
CUSTOM AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
FEATURES
- Fictional X-15A-2 service
panel system for external power and aircraft refueling (ammonia, liquid
oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, helium, liquid nitrogen)
- Custom X-15 fuel management
system for the three different types of propellants and gases, like in the
real-world X-15 rocket plane
- Engine propellant
pressurization and control system
- External tanks propellant
transfer system
- Engine turbopump system
- Engine ignition control
system
- Electrical distribution and
control system with APUs, generators, emergency battery and an external power
source
- Hydraulic systems
- Temperature control systems
ADVANCED 2D PANEL FEATURES
- Advanced X-15A-2 light
blue-gray (2D) main instrument panel (XLR-99 engine)
- Service panel
- Left white console panel
with "vent, pressurize, jettison" lever and flaps switch
- Throttle and speed brake
panel
- Left side panel
- Right side panel
- Radio panel
- Center pedestal
- External drop tanks control
panel
- 180 fully functional custom
integrated systems and gauges with "tooltips"
- X-15A-2 aircraft kneeboard
reference tab and check list
- 100-page English and French
language utility flight manuals with step-by-step procedures (PDF formal,
requires Adobe® Acrobat® Reader)
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