Code One Magazine: The X Planes, X-1 (Second Generation)

X-1 (Second Generation)
Mission: The second-generation X-1 from Bell was designed to expand the flight envelope of the first-generation aircraft. Similar in most respects to their predecessors, they differed in having a more conventional cockpit and canopy/windscreen arrangement, increased propellant capacities, and greater endurance. Like the first-generation aircraft, they were powered by a single four-chamber Reaction Motors XLR11 rocket engine. The second-generation aircraft set many unofficial world speed and altitude records.

Manufacturer: Bell Aircraft Corporation
Number Built: 3
Sponsor: USAF, NACA
Fastest Flight: 2.44 Mach (1,650 mph)
Highest Flight: 90,440 feet
First Flight: 24 July 1951
Last Flight: 23 January 1958
Total Flights: 54
Length: 35 feet 8 inches
Wingspan: 28 feet 0 inches
Height: 10 feet 8 inches
Gross Weight: 16,487 lb

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