A Bell X-1 being mated to a Boeing EB-50A mothership at Edwards AFB in 1951. X-1: 6784 pounds, 6250 pounds of fuel, rocket power, no ejection seat. Setting speed records in the sky: Awesome. [NASA]
A Bell X-1 being mated to a Boeing EB-50A mothership at Edwards AFB in 1951. X-1: 6784 pounds, 6250 pounds of fuel, rocket power, no ejection seat. Setting speed records in the sky: Awesome. [NASA]