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}}[[File:x1b.png|thumb|270px|The X-1 landing at [[Edwards AFB]].]] | }}[[File:x1b.png|thumb|270px|The X-1 landing at [[Edwards AFB]].]] | ||
The '''Bell X-1''' was an experimental rocket [[Aircraft|airplane]] which first flew in 1946. It is most known to have been the first aircraft to fly at speeds over | The '''Bell X-1''' was an experimental rocket [[Aircraft|airplane]] which first flew in 1946. It is most known to have been the first aircraft to fly at speeds over Mach 1 in level flight. It also was the first of the X Planes, a project by NASA still active today. | ||
The aircraft broke for the first time the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, after been dropped by a [[B-29]] over KEDW. | The aircraft broke for the first time the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, after been dropped by a [[B-29]] over KEDW. Piloted by Chuck Yeager, it reached a speed of Mach 1.06 and glided to a landing on the runway. | ||
[[Category:Experimental aircraft]] | [[Category:Experimental aircraft]] | ||
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| Author(s) | Emmanuel Baranger |
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| --aircraft= | x-1 |
| Status | Alpha |
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The X-1 landing at Edwards AFB.
The Bell X-1 was an experimental rocket airplane which first flew in 1946. It is most known to have been the first aircraft to fly at speeds over Mach 1 in level flight. It also was the first of the X Planes, a project by NASA still active today.
The aircraft broke for the first time the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, after been dropped by a B-29 over KEDW. Piloted by Chuck Yeager, it reached a speed of Mach 1.06 and glided to a landing on the runway.