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The new configuration of X-15A-2. In addition to a 28-inch fuselage lengthening, changes included: A. cockpit canopy was fitted with oval windows to better withstand heat expansions, B. two external propellant drop tanks, and C. rear skid strut extended by seven inches to clear the scramjet body attached to the ventral fin stub. The left tank was filled with ammonia, and the right tank carried liquid oxygen in one section and helium bottles in another section. NASA drawing

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current15:28, 9 August 2016Thumbnail for version as of 15:28, 9 August 2016724 × 205 (16 KB)Davidboslaugh (talk | contribs)The new configuration of X-15A-2. In addition to a 28-inch fuselage lengthening, changes included: A. cockpit canopy was fitted with oval windows to better withstand heat expansions, B. two external propellant drop tanks, and C. rear skid strut extende...