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Bell X-1 46-062 nicknamed Glamorous Glennis
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Bell X-1

The Bell X-1, originally designated XS-1, was a joint NACA-U.S. Army Air Forces/US Air Force supersonic research project high-speed and high-altitude testing. First aircraft to break the sound barrier. Proved aerodynamic viability of thin wing sections. […]

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Me-262 Schwalbe

The Messerschmitt Me 262 was not exactly the first turbojet-powered fighter in the world (that honor was for the Heinkel He-280) but it was the first turbojet fighter that entered active service as the first […]