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6 cze 2013 · I'm going to be starting Revell's 1/32nd Bell X-1 and I'm looking for some good detail photos and technical diagrams. I've found a couple basic diagrams online, but I'll be rescribing the panels and I'd like to have some official diagrams to go by. Does anyone have actual diagrams from Bell or know where they can be found?
2 paź 2010 · What I did with mine was build it completely painted internally using the clear parts, and then stuck a blob of various shaped blue tack in the motor, tank and cockpit area, the effect looked really good.
Bell X-1 Cockpit - First supersonic aircraft, must have been scary. Imagine climbing into that thing with broken ribs, knowing your about to slam through the sound barrier. According to Yeager in his autobiography, he wasn’t even planning to try breaking the sound barrier that day.
4 sty 2019 · The Bell X-1 was built to study these dangerous effects of flying at transonic speeds. Transonic refers to the speed range just below and just above the speed of sound. Many challenges had to be overcome.
The cockpit windows were made from thick, heat-resistant glass, ensuring that the pilot could see clearly without risking a mid-flight shattering due to temperature changes. Even the smallest details, like seals and fasteners, were designed to endure the stresses of supersonic flight.
With 51, 1/32 scale (fairly large) parts, this kit is clean and simple and features a simple but nicely detailed cockpit with an optional pilot figure, a highly detailed rocket engine, fairly detailed landing gear with doors and a separate cockpit door.
18 lis 2012 · None of the test pilots expressed any complaints about its flying qualities. Inside, the fuselage was extremely crowded with the pressurized cockpit, fuel tanks, pressure tanks, undercarriage and test instrumentation.
