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X-1E On Rogers Dry Lake With Collapsed Nose Gear Main Content
NASA Center: Dryden Flight Research Center
Image # : E-2369
Date : 01/01/1956

Title

X-1E On Rogers Dry Lake With Collapsed Nose Gear

Full Description

This photo was taken June 18, 1956 on Rogers Dry Lake bed after Flight 7 of the Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1E with NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Joseph Joe Walker at the controls. The first generation X-1s were well known for nose gear failures and the X-1E was no exception. The hard pitch down on landing usually resulted in a collapsed nose gear. The damage rarely was serious but required several days of down-time for repair.

Keywords

Bell X-1E NACA High-Speed Flight Station

Subject Category

X-Series Aircraft,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: DFRC
  • Center Number: E-2369
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-000103

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NACA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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Small .jpg 652 510 201
Medium .jpg 1527 1195 1,091
Large .jpg 3054 2389 4,077

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