Скачать или смотреть First Supersonic Flight, October 14, 1947

The Bell X-1 was the first piloted plane to fly faster than the speed of sound. Flown by USAF Captain Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the Bell X-1 rocketed to supersonic speeds for the first time on October 14, 1947, over Muroc Air Base in the Mojave Desert. Many people thought that any plane trying to fly faster than the speed of sound would break apart once it reached the sound barrier. But the unique .50 caliber bullet shape of the Bell X-1, paired with its strong, super-thin wings and adjustable horizontal stabilizer, made it a perfect vehicle for supersonic travel. Captain Yeager, who named the X-1-1 “Glamorous Glennis” after his wife, piloted it to its top speed, Mach 1.45.
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