Bell X-1 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids X-1

X-1 #46-062, nicknamed Glamorous Glennis.
Role	Experimental rocket plane
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Bell Aircraft
First flight	19 January 1946
Status	Retired
Primary users	United States Air Force National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Number built	4

The Bell X-1 is a famous US jet aircraft. It was the first aircraft in the world that reach a speed of Mach 1 in level flight. It was the October 14th 1947. Its pilot was Chuck Yeager.

Images for kids

XLR-11 rocket engine
Chuck Yeager in front of the X-1 that he nicknamed the Glamorous Glennis.
A 1997 United States Postal Service stamp commemorates Bell X-1, the first plane to fly faster than the speed of sound
X-1A in flight
X-1A
X-1B at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
Bell X-1-3, aircraft #46-064, being mated to the B-50 mothership for a captive flight test on 9 November 1951. While being de-fueled after this flight it exploded, destroying itself and the B-50, and seriously burning Joe Cannon. X-1-3 had completed only a single glide-flight on 20 July.
The X-1E, christened Little Joe, with pilot Joe Walker.
X-1-1 #46-062 Glamorous Glennis at the National Air and Space Museum. Its color is International orange
Bell X-1 orthographic diagram