Bell X-1 ‘6062’ “Glamorous Glennis” (46-062)

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Bell X-1 ‘6062’ “Glamorous Glennis” (46-062)
Bell X-1 ‘6062’ “Glamorous Glennis” (46-062)

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This Bell X-1 was the first aircraft to break the sound barrier. The flight took place on 14th October 1947 and the pilot was, of course, Captain Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager. The actual speed attained on that flight was 700mph or Mach 1.06. On a later flight the same combination of aircraft and pilot reached 957mph (Mach 1.45) and an altitude of 71,900ft a record for both speed and height at the time. She was also the only X-1 to perform a conventional take off from a runway instead of being dropped from a B-29 mother-ship and reached 23,000ft in 90 seconds.
The aircraft was presented to the Smithsonian Institution by the USAF in August 1950 and is displayed in the ‘Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall’ (Gallery 100/200). She is seen on the ground while the Gallery was being rearranged.
National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC.
11th May 2015

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