| NASA Center: |
Dryden Flight Research Center |
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| Image # : |
E-2820 |
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| Date : |
01/01/1955
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Title
X-2 After Drop from B-50 Mothership
Full Description
The Bell Aircraft Company X-2 (46-674) drops away from its Boeing B-50
mothership in this photo. Lt. Col. Frank "Pete" Everest piloted 674
on its first unpowered flight on August 5 1954. He made the first
rocket-powered flight on November 18, 1955. Everest made the first
supersonic X-2 flight in 674 on April 25, 1956, achieving a speed of
Mach 1.40. In July, he reached Mach 2.87, just short of the Mach 3
goal.
Keywords
X-2 V-2 B-50 Bell Aircraft Company NACA High-Speed Research Station
Subject Category
Top 20 Dryden Aircraft, X-Series Aircraft,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
DFRC
- Center Number:
E-2820
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000396
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NACA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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