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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 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. It reached a speed of mach 1.06 and glided to a landing on the runway.
The aircraft broke for the first time the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, after been dropped by a B-29 over KEDW. It reached a speed of mach 1.06 and glided to a landing on the runway.

Revision as of 12:55, 31 January 2012

Bell X-1
X1a.png
Type Rocket-powered experimental aircraft
Author(s) Unknown
FDM YASim
--aircraft= x-1
Status Alpha
 FDM Stars-2.png
 Systems Stars-1.png
 Cockpit Stars-2.png
 Model Stars-3.png

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. It reached a speed of mach 1.06 and glided to a landing on the runway.