Bell X-1
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The Bell X-1 was a pioneering rocket-powered research aircraft that became the first airplane to break the sound barrier in level flight.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bell X-1 canonical | 18 |
| Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis | 3 |
| Bell X-1 program | 3 |
| Bell X-1 series | 2 |
| Bell X-1A | 2 |
| X-1 | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X-plane
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experimental aircraft ⓘ research aircraft ⓘ rocket-powered aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | single-seat ⓘ |
| brokeSoundBarrierAltitude | approximately 45,000 ft ⓘ |
| brokeSoundBarrierDate | 1947-10-14 ⓘ |
| brokeSoundBarrierMachNumber | 1.06 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designation |
Bell X-1
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
X-1
|
| designInspiredBy | .50 caliber bullet ⓘ |
| engineModel | Reaction Motors XLR11 ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1946 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1946-01-19 ⓘ |
| fullName | Bell X-1 self-link ⓘ |
| fuselageShape | bullet-shaped ⓘ |
| height | approximately 10 ft ⓘ |
| launchMethod |
air-launched from B-29
ⓘ
air-launched from B-50 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 31 ft ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bell Aircraft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about Mach 1.45 ⓘ |
| museumDisplay |
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
surface form:
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
|
| namedAfter |
Glennis Dickhouse Yeager
ⓘ
surface form:
Glennis Yeager
|
| nickname | Glamorous Glennis ⓘ |
| notableFor | first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in level flight ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NACA
ⓘ
NACA ⓘ
surface form:
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplantType | rocket engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
NACA
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| program | U.S. X-plane program ⓘ |
| retired | 1951 ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | over 70,000 ft ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor |
Bell X-1
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bell X-1A
Bell X-1B ⓘ Bell X-1C ⓘ Bell X-1D ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| testPilot | Chuck Yeager ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-speed flight research
ⓘ
supersonic flight research ⓘ transonic aerodynamics research ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 28 ft ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
X-1
subject surface form:
National Air and Space Museum
this entity surface form:
Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis
subject surface form:
Chuck Yeager
this entity surface form:
Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis
this entity surface form:
Bell X-1 program
this entity surface form:
Bell X-1 program
this entity surface form:
Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis
this entity surface form:
Bell X-1A
this entity surface form:
Bell X-1 series
this entity surface form:
Bell X-1 series
subject surface form:
Fritz X
this entity surface form:
X-1
subject surface form:
Chuck Yeager