On August 14th 1964 the second X -15 craft suffers a mission failure when its nose wheel is prematurely released some 60 seconds following the rocket motor’s 80 second burn period. Pilot Rushworth managed to land the aircraft safely in spite of suffering visibility troubles due to burning rubber. The nose wheel released itself at 88,000 feet while the craft was travelling at 3,069 mph.
Just prior to this the vehicle had reached atop speed of 3,580 mph. Maximum altitude during the abortive flight was 99,000 feet.
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