San Diego Air and Space Museum Archives | BD-0521 The Bell X-1 and Supersonic Flight @sdasmarchives | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
The Air & Space Museum’s Special Guest Speaker, Cam Martin, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the rocket-powered Bell X-1, Glamorous Glennis. Best known for making the first supersonic flight in level flight 76 years ago on October 14, 1947, piloted by Capt. Chuck Yeager. Cam’s presentation covers the origins of the Bell X-1 program and concludes with some popular and enduring myths associated with this iconic machine.
From the archives of the San Diego Air and Space Museum sandiegoairandspace.org/research Please do not use for commercial purposes without permission.
The Air & Space Museum’s Special Guest Speaker, Cam Martin, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the rocket-powered Bell X-1, Glamorous Glennis. Best known for making the first supersonic flight in level flight 76 years ago on October 14, 1947, piloted by Capt. Chuck Yeager. Cam’s presentation covers the origins of the Bell X-1 program and concludes with some popular and enduring myths associated with this iconic machine.
From the archives of the San Diego Air and Space Museum sandiegoairandspace.org/research Please do not use for commercial purposes without permission.
