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Aircraft type ID | __BX1 |
Manufacturer name | Bell Aircraft Corporation |
Aircraft type name | Bell X-1 |
# of related pictures | 1 |
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Manufacturer country | United States |
Category | Landplane |
Role | General Aviation |
Engine type | Rocket |
Engines | 1 |
WTC | Medium |
Seats | 1 |
First flight | 1946 |
Last manufactured | 1946 |
Total # built | 7 |
Info (external) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-1 |
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# of related user comments | 1 bali(2016-01-03 10:05:00) : FIRST: human to break the sound barrier in level flight was Chuck Yeager in a Bell X-1 on October 14, 1947. |