Bell X-1 Testing at NASA Langley

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Feb 01, 2017

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Before Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 in 1947 models were tested in several NASA Langley wind tunnels.

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Credits: NASA/Langley Research Center

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