Today, the X-1 might seem like an old and antiquated plane when stacked up against the latest and greatest combat aircraft and bombers the U.S. air force has right now. However, this plane’s place in ...
On this day in aviation history, January 19, 1946, the Bell X-1 high-speed research aircraft, made its first flight. While ...
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Originally designated the XS-1, the Bell X-1 was developed as part of a cooperative program that was initiated at the tail end of the Second World War by the National ...
The wind tunnel testing was carried out to validate the company’s Stop/Fold Jet Transition capability. Bell has completed ...
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been down-selected for Phase 2 of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Bell X-1 on display in the ...
Founded by Larry Bell in 1935, the company has been at the forefront of mobility, constantly finding ways to create innovative solutions. From breaking the sound barrier with pilot Chuck Yeager and ...
Artist’s concept of the Bell X-Plane. Source | Bell Textron Inc. Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.), a Textron Inc. company, has been down-selected for Phase 2 of the Defense Advanced ...
NASA has been testing X-planes, experimental aircraft that it uses to test a variety of different technologies, for more than 70 years, including the Bell X-1, the first plane to break the sound ...
The Bell Aircraft Corporation was founded on July 10th, 1935 and still survives to this day as a manufacturer of (mostly) helicopters as Bell Textron. So, why do we care about its anniversary? Well, ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The postcard is numbered K-9189.