By Peter E. Davies,Jim Laurier,Gareth Hector

ISBN-10: 1472814649

ISBN-13: 9781472814647

In 1947, nobody knew if it was once attainable to damage the 'sound barrier'. The Bell X-1 used to be the tiny, rocket-powered craft that eventually broke it. It was once the results of leading edge designers and engineers turning their cognizance from the pioneering jets of worldwide warfare II to a brand new activity – an plane designed basically to fly swifter than sound. mythical pilots rallied to the reason, with global warfare II ace Chuck Yeager piloting the X-1 while it ultimately accomplished supersonic flight in 1947, the 1st manned craft to arrive such speeds. With old pictures and meticulously researched electronic artwork, Peter Davies strains the entire profession of the pioneering Bell X-1, from its early improvement via to the impact it had on army and civilian jets within the moment half the twentieth century.

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