But it was well understood that bullets traveled at supersonic speed, so why was there any belief that it was impossible?
Q fr @BradFollmer General,In the quest to break the sound barrier, was there doubt, at the time,that it would eventually be done? Was there the possibility that it was impenetrable,no matter what you threw at it? A: Yes. Yes. Many thought I'd blow into pieces. @AF_Academy #TIME
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A bullet is a solid chunk of metal that can tumble or spin at rates which would destroy any flyable aircraft.
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Thank you for facing that possibility and advancing scientific knowledge and our national security.
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I just want to know if you ever paid that Beeman's back.
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Many were wrong!
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And my wife is grateful :-)
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I remember lots of sonic booms when I was a kid in the 60s. There was an AFB in Columbus, Mississippi, were you ever flying out of there?
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With the body of scientific knowledge on hand, how sure were you that things would be ok? How many unknown questions did you have?
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How much help was it to get all that research, plus the aircraft from the British??? The British plane I saw looked very much like the X-1
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None re the X-1
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