Intent on being the first to break the sound barrier, NACA (NASA’s predecessor), the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Army Air Force jointly commissioned Bell to create the first-ever X-plane ...

He said that he was just doing his job. Now I can say I met the legendary pilot. The Bell X-1 program showed that the United States aerospace efforts exhibited maximum innovation and ingenuity.

It was On This Day that things went bad for Captain Milburn G. “Mel” Apt, working for Buffalo’s Larry “Bell Aerospace” and flying the Bell X-2. The year was 1956. He hit Mach 3—making ...

The X-15 was the first plane to demonstrate hypersonic flight—over Mach 5—and set a manned speed ... “This airplane, like the Bell X1, or the X15, is a purpose built experimental research ...

The Irish pop-rock band Bell X1 has brought its catchy riffs and smart lyrics to America in recent years, long after it had already become a reliable hitmaker in its homeland. The group was ...

Bell has completed wind tunnel testing of its X-plane model at the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University, part of the DARPA (Defense Advance Research Project ...