Joe Walker makes the 1st NACA flight of the X-1A #OTD 1955. The X-1 program was a joint US Air Force-NACA project. http://go.nasa.gov/2vDjC1l pic.twitter.com/u7RnQDIijs
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The X-1A was an improved version and first flew in 1953. Its better performance allowed
@GenChuckYeager to reach Mach 2.44 later that year
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Is that what they discovered after you're near disaster, sir? I suppose something is always learned in these situations.
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Yes, Unfortunately, Spaceshipone did not learn from what we learned 50 yrs before.
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Were you the first to experience inertia coupling or had F-100 encountered it by then?
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