Aug 29, 1947: My 1st powered flight in the Bell X-1. Neat airplane to fly. A bit cold w/ liquid oxygen at your back. http://www.chuckyeager.com/1945-1947-mach-buster … #BellX1, @Gild @ParisMatch @MiamiHerald @smh @voguemagazine @USArmy @usairforce @DailyMailUK @HISTORY @NASM @EdwardsAFB @USAToday @USNavy
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Much as I hate to contradict a war hero with access to guns, the Bell X-1 has many direct parallels with aircraft designs shared by the UK with the US at the end of WWII. Facetious to call it British engineering but apart from not having an ejectable cockpit, it's very similar.
