Ah, would that be the Miles all flying tailplane?
Sept 21, 1953 – North Korean pilot No Kum-Sok defects, bringing his MiG-15 with him to Seoul & collecting a $100,000 reward. I tested the MiG-15, weather was stinkin'- no flying tail so couldn't go MACH 1. Russians had not discovered the secret #KoreanWar, #test #MiG #MiG15 #USSR
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No = the X-1 had nothing to do with Miles.
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Interesting. I did not know the flying tail was the secret to supersonic flight.
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Shock waves would build up across the chord of a fixed tailplane and lock the elevator. The solution was to make the whole surface move.
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Neither had the Americans until they got in touch with Miles Aircraft and stole their ideas...
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