The newly reopened halls at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum present some of the grandest artifacts in aeronautics and space travel. Among those artifacts is the orange Bell X-1 ...
On October 14, 1947, Captain Chuck Yeager piloted the Bell X-1 aircraft, "Glamorous Glennis," achieving a speed of Mach 1.06. This flight disproved prevailing expert warnings that exceeding Mach 1 ...
Bronze globe with Bell X-1 aircraft; on wood base. The trophy has a total of six plaques around the base. The plaque on the front describes the topic of the trophy. The first plaque to the right of ...
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