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The NASA-Bell XS-1, later renamed X-1 was a rocket engine–powered aircraft, part of a 1944 supersonic research project. It was built two years later in 1946. In 1954, a Bell X-1A, piloted by legendary Chuck Yeager exceeded 1,600 miles per hour (2,600 km/h; 1,400 kn).
Bell X-1A and X-1B.
The X1-B was designed as a flying laboratory for high altitude, high speed research. Although equipped with wheels for landing, the X1-B was launched in mod-air from a mother plane to conserve fuel for actual flight.
The Bell X-1E was shown in my favorite TV series - I Dream of Jeannie.
Four were made X1-A, B, D and E, while C remained only as a mock-up. 3 are on display in: National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC; National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC; NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center headquarters building at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
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