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A Look At The History Of Bell Helicopter
The development of the Bell X-1 rocket plane was one of the company's most significant contributions: the first aircraft to break the sound barrier, followed by the Bell X-2. These experimental ...
Boom’s supersonic test plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time
On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier three times and achieved a top speed of Mach 1.1.
10 U.S. Fighter Jets That Never Took To The Skies
Not every experimental jet fighter made by the U.S. military would go on to reach production, for any number of reasons.
Boom’s XB-1 aircraft breaks sound barrier: Is supersonic travel the future?
American company Boom achieved a milestone Tuesday as its XB-1 aircraft exceeded the speed of sound for the first time during ...
Smithsonian Magazine3y
The Bell X-1
ground firing of the X-1 rocket engine; filling the tanks with liquid oxygen; positioning and mating to the B-29 carrier; taxi for takeoff; the B-29 and chase plane in flight; Yeager entering the ...
Time29d
Science: Rocket Take-Off
The Air Force’s Bell X-1 rocket plane started its famous supersonic flights by being dropped from a high-flying B29. Last week, trying something new, it took off from the ground for the first ...
The National Interest18d
The Bell X-1 Jet Had Exactly One Defining Feature
It wouldn’t be until the advent of the jet and rocket engines ... And the plane that would ultimately achieve that goal would be the experimental Bell X-1 jet. The National Advisory Committee ...