Now we have a decent 1/72 scale model...

[Archibald]

http://www.up-ship.com/apr/extras/serjx15.htm

At this link is presented a X-15 with an airbreathing engine (basically, a Ramjet + a fan for take off+ a rocket for going in space, all in the same engine).
There's some gorgeous X-15 derivatives to turn into plastic  

[Archibald]

[Archibald]

no one is interested by this ?

[lenny100]

looks a lot like a maned hotol aircraft, intresting build

[Archibald]

HOTOL was to used a LACE system (in which the oxygen needed for the rocket motor is extracted from liquified air). This one is different...
This project, the X-24C and Aurora (if it existed one day...) form a lineage of hypersonic airbreathing  manned aircrafts projects (between mach 4 and mach 6)

It seems that after the rejection of the X-15b in favor of Dyna soar, X-15 floow on would have been hypersonic manned aircrafts.
First, the x-15 delta (still with the XLR-99 rocket) then a X-15 delta with an airbreathing engine and in the end, a two seat operational variant of the latter.

I'm a fan of spaceplanes in general (I made a complete website on the subject, but my error was to make it in french...)  
http://starmaks.populus.ch/

[ysi_maniac]

This is wonderful  
http://images.populus.be/pixdir/st//starma...erion_power.jpg

[Archibald]

Hmm If I remember well, this pic come from a website on SSTOs full of interesting concepts... I think I can find it by browsing "Aerion SSTO" on Google... stay tunned

[Archibald]

As Homer would say... "stupid head!"  :dum: It was the HYPERION (aerion is the supersonic bizjet)
I can't find the exact website, but I've found two others (even more cool)

http://spaceanimation.com/rbcc.html

http://www.fusiononline.com/client_nasa_rbcc.htm

[MMM]

I'm working on a few ideas already:

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...=ST&f=2&t=12709

[Archibald]

I saw this!! I opened this thread thinking about your work
Do you plan other X-15s ?  

[MMM]

I saw this!! I opened this thread thinking about your work
Do you plan other X-15s ?

Yes- especially now that I've seen the streched version. For some reason, I've never liked the delta design- I might replace it with the wings from a Viggen, though. Now, where do I cut to stretch a 1/72 X-15...

[Shasper]

I'm working on a X-15 cranked-arrow m'self (havent cut styrene yet, still need another Revell kit for the fuseloge and droptanks!)


Shas B)

[jcf]

Are you referring to the MPM X-15 A-2 or the formerly Monogram now re-released by Revell X-15 A-2?

We still don't have a regular X-15 kit.


Cheers, Jon

[Archibald]

Hmm I think its the MPM kit! The one which has a F-104 on the boxart along with the landing X-15A-2...