The X-1-3 would be the final iteration of the X-1 generation of Bell planes. This aircraft would use a turbopump and was geared to go Mach 2.4, or over twice the speed of sound.

However, the Army Air Force came to feel that Bell’s test program was going too slow, and on June 24, 1947, took over the X-1 flight test program, with X-1 46-062 being tested by the Army Air ...

The Bell X-1, a miracle of form and function. Photo-illustration by Cade Martin. It was arguably the most important flight since Kitty Hawk, and the plane was a perfection of form and function.

Bell X-1: Built to Burst Boundaries. The X-1 was designed in the mid-40s and built in 1945. The jet was built around a Reaction Motors XLR11 rocket engine that featured four chambers.

Meet the X-1: When it comes to testing airplanes the “X” designation means experimental. The first X aircraft was built in 1945 by Bell in partnership with the U.S. Army ...

On June 23, 1949, the XS-1, a rocket engine-powered spaceplane flying faster than the speed of sound, ... The XS-1, later called the Bell X-1 (as it was built by the Bell Aircraft company), ...

The AVI-8 Limited-Edition Bell X-1 “Glamorous Glennis,” depending on the selected iteration, is priced between $435 USD to $455 USD and will be available via the watchmaker’s official site ...

The Bell X-1 rocket plane proved that man was capable of breaking the sound barrier. Chuck Yeager, a pilot who was already well known for his skill behind the flight stick of a P-51 Mustang during ...

On Oct. 14, 1947, 75 years ago, Air Force test pilot Charles E. Yeager climbed into a Bell X-1 rocket plane and became the first human being to break the sound barrier in level flight.

The X-1-3 would be the final iteration of the X-1 generation of Bell planes. This aircraft would use a turbopump and was geared to go Mach 2.4, or over twice the speed of sound.