COLLECTION NAME:
Dryden Historical Images
Record
Title:
X-1
Creator:
NASA
Description:
E-668 The Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1-2 aircraft on the ramp at NACA High Speed Flight Research Station located on the South Base of Muroc Army Air Field in 1947. The X-1-2 flew until October 23, 1951, completing 74 glide and powered flights with nine different pilots. The aircraft has white paint and the NACA tail band. The black Xs are reference markings for tracking purposes. They were widely used on NACA aircraft in the early 1950s.December 15,1951 NASA Photo
Date:
12/15/51
Identifier:
340522main_E-668_full
MediaType:
Image
MediaType:
Image
MediaType:
image
Collection:
NASA_Dryden_Multimedia_X-1_Image_Gallery
Year:
1951
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