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Réf : S02417
Thème :
Aviation - Avions NASA-Prototypes (1538 images)
Titre : X-2 After Drop from B-50 Mothership
Description : (La description de cette image n'existe qu'en anglais)
The Bell Aircraft Company X-2 (46-674) drops away from its Boeing B-50 mothership in this photo. Lt. Col. Frank 'Pete' Everest piloted 674 on its first unpowered flight on August 5 1954. He made the first rocket-powered flight on November 18, 1955. Everest made the first supersonic X-2 flight in 674 on April 25, 1956, achieving a speed of Mach 1.40. In July, he reached Mach 2.87, just short of the Mach 3 goal.
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