Right side view of Bell X-1 #6063

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 aircraft on the ramp at NACA High Speed Flight Research Station located on the South Base of Muroc Army Air Field in 1947. The X-1-2 flew until October 23, 1951, completing 74 glide and powered flights with nine different pilots. The aircraft has white paint and the NACA tail band. The black Xs are reference markings for tracking purposes. They were widely used on NACA aircraft in the early 1950s.

The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 aircraft on the ramp at NACA High Speed Flight Research Station located on the South Base of Muroc Army Air Field in 1947. The X-1-2 flew until October 23, 1951, completing 74 glide and powered flights with nine different pilots. The aircraft has white paint and the NACA tail band. The black Xs are reference markings for tracking purposes. They were widely used on NACA aircraft in the early 1950s.

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Location AFRC
X-1-2X-1Muroc Army Air FieldMuroc Air Force BaseEdwards Air Force BaseNACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical LaboratoryNACA High-Speed Flight Research StationPinecastle Army Air FieldBell Aircraft CorporationReaction MotorsInc Army Air ForcesBoeing B-29Boeing B-50Chalmers Slick GoodlinUSAF Captain Charles Chuck YeagerLt Col Frank EverestJr Joseph Cannonsound barrierall-moving horizontal stabilizerXLR-8-RM-5