1963 Shell Oil : Aircraft of the World
The Aircraft of the World card series was issued in 1963 by Shell Oil
New Zealand Limited. The 48-card collection features illustrations of
contemporary military and commercial aircraft. Each card measures
approximately 1.6 x 3 inches (41 x 76 mm).
The series includes the "North American X15 Hyper-Sonic Research Aircraft."
NASA developed three of the experimental aircraft to investigate problems that
pilots would encounter near the edge of space. X-15-1 (56-6670) was first
piloted in an unpowered glide by Scott Crossfield on June 8, 1959. Crossfield
flew X-15-2 during the first powered flight of the program on
September 17, 1959.
X-15-3 was first flown above the Kármán line by Joseph A. Walker during
Flight 90 on July 19, 1963. The highest altitude achieved by the X-15-3 was 67
miles (108 km) during Flight 91 on August 22, 1963. Walker was posthumously
awarded the United States Astronaut Badge on August 23, 2005.
X-15-1
is displayed in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. X-15A-2
is displayed in the National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base in Ohio.
| Checklist | |
| 1 | English Electric Canberra B Mk6 |
| 2 | Tupolev TU 114 |
| 3 | De Havilland Trident DH 121 |
| 4 | Nord Griffon 1500 |
| 5 | Boeing Stratofortress B52G |
| 6 | De Havilland Comet 4C |
| 7 | Westland Rotodyne |
| 8 | Westland Belvedere H.C. MkI |
| 9 | Sud-Aviation Caravelle 111 |
| 10 | Fletcher FU-24 |
| 11 | Fiat G91 |
| 12 | Fokker Friendship F27 |
| 13 | Pilatus Turbo-Porter |
| 14 | Aviation Traders ATL 98 Carvair |
| 15 | Hawker Hunter F Mk50 |
| 16 | Avro Vulcan B MkI |
| 17 | Chance Vought Crusader F8U-IP |
| 18 | Lockheed Starfighter F104C |
| 19 | McDonnell Voodoo F-101B Voodoo Interceptor |
| 20 | North American X15 Hyper-Sonic Research Aircraft |
| 21 | Myasishchev "Bounder" |
| 22 | Britten-Norman CC-2 Cushioncraft |
| 23 | Beechcraft Bonanza N35 |
| 24 | Supermarine Scimitar |
| 25 | Antonov Ukrania AN-10 |
| 26 | Handley Page Victor B MkII |
| 27 | Douglas DC8 |
| 28 | De Havilland Caribou DHC-4 |
| 29 | Douglas DC-7C |
| 30 | Vickers VC10 |
| 31 | Piaggio P.166 |
| 32 | Lockheed Electra 188A |
| 33 | Piper Comanche 250 |
| 34 | Convair Hustler B58A |
| 35 | Dornier DO27 S-1 Seaplane |
| 36 | Avro Shackleton MR Mk3 |
| 37 | Vickers Viscount 807 |
| 38 | Gloster Javelin F Mk7 |
| 39 | Boeing 707 |
| 40 | Bristol Brittannia 102 |
| 41 | Grumman Mohawk YAO-1 |
| 42 | Lockheed Super Constellation 1049C |
| 43 | Cessna 210 |
| 44 | BAC One-Eleven |
| 45 | Dassault Mirage IV |
| 46 | Aero Commander 720 |
| 47 | Blackburn Buccaneer NA 39 |
| 48 | Lockheed C130B Hercules |