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Réf : S04926
Thème :
Aviation - Avions NASA-Prototypes (1538 images)
Titre : X-1E on Lakebed with Collapsed Nose Gear
Description : (La description de cette image n'existe qu'en anglais)
This photo was taken June 18, 1956 on Rogers Dry Lakebed after Flight 7 of the Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1E with NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Joseph ‘Joe’ Walker at the controls. The first generation X-1s were well known for nose gear failures and the X-1E was no exception. The hard pitch down on landing usually resulted in a collapsed nose gear. The damage rarely was serious but required several days of down-time for repair. The X-1E was the only one to have a true tail skid to protect the empennage from over-rotation during landing.
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