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13 lis 2017 · The Bell X-1 was sometimes referred to as “a bullet with wings.” Taking a 360 photo coupled with this new software we found online, you can now view any picture shot in this special way and look all around you. Here, we found a picture of the Bell X-1.
8 paź 2006 · Interior of Bell X-1. The Bell X-1, originally XS-1 was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled, level flight. It was the first of the so called X-planes, a series of aircraft designated for testing of new technologies and usually kept highly secret.
This 360-degree VR view is part of a series of aircraft cockpits photographed for the Museum by Dennis Biela of LightSpeed Media. Click and drag anywhere inside the frame to “look around” inside the cockpit.
This 360-degree VR view is part of a series of aircraft cockpits photographed for the Museum by Dennis Biela of LightSpeed Media. Click and drag anywhere inside the frame to “look around” inside...
As the aircraft reached speeds never before achieved by a human-piloted plane, Yeager faced immense pressure and vibration inside the cockpit. At 43,000 feet, the Bell X-1 officially reached Mach 1.06, breaking the sound barrier and creating the first man-made sonic boom in the process.
2 lis 2015 · On October 14, 1947, the Bell X-1 became the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound. Piloted by U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, the X-1 reached a speed of 1,127 kilometers (700 miles) per hour, Mach 1.06, at an altitude of 13,000 meters (43,000 feet).
Panoramic view of the Bell X-1 cockpit.
