1947 Marked a milestone in Jet Aviation. Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier and maxing out the aircrafts speed at 1600 Kmh. Making the bell x1 the fastest aircraft of the time.
Chuck Yeager the Pilot that set the milestone, is still alive to this day (92 Years old). Chuck Yeager took part in the Second Word War, Cold War Events and The Cold War. Chuck Yeager was also a flight instructor and Test pilot (How he broke the sound barrier).
The X1 Was the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight. An obvious reason the X1 was able to break the sound barrier was because it was rocket power giving the aircraft more thrust then any other aircraft of the time. Later on in the years the X1 was equipped with more fuel cap. Allowing it to go quiet a bit faster. From 1600 Kmh to 2600 Kmh.
Since the X1 was only propelled by rocket powered and the fuel capacity was low they had to air drop the X1 put of another aircraft, The B29 SuperFortress. The B29 was a late ww2 Bomber and was the largest aircraft of its time. The B29 was the plane for the job considering it could carry the most payload.The B29 also participated in the Hiroshima bombings in ww2.
Pictures: X1 being dropped, X1,B29
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