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| Serial | 000001 |
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| First Flight | |
| Model | Bell X-1 |
| Status | Left Fleet |
| Comments | On 14 October 1947, flying the Bell XS-1 Capt. Charles 'Chuck’ Yeager (USAF) became the first pilot to fly faster than sound. The XS-1 (later designated X-l) reached Mach 1.06, (700 mph) at an altitude of 43,000 ft, over the Mojave Desert near Muroc Dry Lake, California. The maximum speed attained by this X-1 was Mach 1.45 (approx. 957 mph) at 40,130 ft, on 26 March 1948 during a flight by Yeager. On 08 August 1949 Maj. Frank K. Everest Jr (USAF) reached an altitude of 71,902 ft, the highest flight made by the little rocket aeroplane. It continued flight test operations until mid-1950, by which time it had completed a total of 19 contractor demonstration flights and 59 Air Force test flights. |
| Reg | Airline | Delivered | Status | |
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46-0062 (6062) | NACA - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics | 1947 | Left Fleet |
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46-0062 (6062) | National Air and Space Museum | 26.08.50 | Preserved |
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