AVI-8 has revealed its latest timepiece, the Bell X-1 “Glamorous Glennis” Automatic Limited Edition, available in four different iterations, each of which is limited to 150 examples. The watchmaker ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Bell X-1
On this day in aviation history, January 19, 1946, the Bell X-1 high-speed research aircraft, made its first flight. While ...
Bell received the contract to build three of the original X-1s, then called the XS-1 standing for “Experimental Sonic-1.” The first glide flight test happened in October 1946 while the first powered ...
Today, the X-1 might seem like an old and antiquated plane when stacked up against the latest and greatest combat aircraft and bombers the U.S. air force has right now. However, this plane’s place in ...
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