Jan. 01, 1957 - First photos of the X-10, North American Aviation's unmanned test vehicle for the Air Force SM-64 Navaho intercontinental strategic guided missile weapon system program, have been released. Flight testing of the X-10 has been concluded at the US Air Force Missile Test Center, Florida. The X-10 has been successfully flown at high supersonic speeds in a series of tests by the company's Missile Development Division as a part of the overall Navaho program, with the purpose of proving out the missile's aerodynamic design, as well as its guidance and control system.
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5537 x 4422 px | 46.9 x 37.4 cm | 18.5 x 14.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Jan. 01, 1957 - First photos of the X-10, North American Aviation's unmanned test vehicle for the Air Force SM-64 Navaho intercontinental strategic guided missile weapon system program, have been released. Flight testing of the X-10 has been concluded at the US Air Force Missile Test Center, Florida. The X-10 has been successfully flown at high supersonic speeds in a series of tests by the company's Missile Development Division as a part of the overall Navaho program, with the purpose of proving out the missile's aerodynamic design, as well as its guidance and control system. (Credit Image: Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS)