Bell X-2
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The Bell X-2 was a rocket-powered experimental research aircraft developed in the 1950s to investigate flight characteristics at extremely high speeds and altitudes, contributing crucial data to early supersonic and space-era aeronautics.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bell X-2 canonical | 7 |
| Bell X-2 number 46-674 | 1 |
| Bell X-2 research program | 1 |
| Bell X-2 test flights | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X-plane
ⓘ
experimental aircraft ⓘ research aircraft ⓘ rocket-powered aircraft ⓘ |
| accident | fatal crash on 1956-09-27 ⓘ |
| carrierAircraft | B-50 Superfortress ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
K-monel
ⓘ
stainless steel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crashCause | loss of control due to inertial coupling ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| engineType | liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ |
| fatalities | 1 in 1956 crash ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1952-11-18 ⓘ |
| firstPoweredFlight | 1955-11-18 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | slender streamlined fuselage ⓘ |
| introduced | 1955 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| launchMethod | air launch from carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bell Aircraft ⓘ |
| maximumAltitude |
over 126,000 feet
ⓘ
over 38,000 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
about Mach 3.2
ⓘ
approximately 3,370 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFlight | record Mach 3.2 flight by Milburn G. Apt ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
NACA
ⓘ
surface form:
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplant | Curtiss-Wright XLR25 rocket engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| program | X-plane program ⓘ |
| purpose |
high-altitude research
ⓘ
high-speed research ⓘ investigation of flight characteristics at Mach 2–3 ⓘ study of aerodynamic heating ⓘ study of stability and control at very high Mach numbers ⓘ |
| record | first aircraft to exceed Mach 3 in level flight ⓘ |
| researchContribution |
contributed to design of later high-speed aircraft
ⓘ
data on aerodynamic heating at Mach 2–3 ⓘ data on stability and control at very high Mach numbers ⓘ informed early space-era aeronautics ⓘ |
| retired | 1956 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorInRole | Bell X-15 ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail unit ⓘ |
| testPilot |
Frank K. Everest Jr.
ⓘ
Iven C. Kincheloe Jr. ⓘ Milburn G. Apt ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | mid-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Curtiss-Wright XLR25
this entity surface form:
Bell X-2 test flights
this entity surface form:
Bell X-2 research program
this entity surface form:
Bell X-2 number 46-674