In my humble opinion the Bell X1 was one of those aircraft that was in the opening salvo of the Cold War. The sound barrier was officially broken on October 14 1947, though others claimed the ME 262 was capable in a shallow dive. What made the Bell X1 special was it could break the barrier in level flight.
So here we go.
going to be out of box and gear down.
So here we go.
going to be out of box and gear down.