"Shouldn't this wiring by the pilot's head be in a conduit?" "And add weight? Never!"
Got to do this a couple years ago in person when X-1 was on the floorhttp://worldwarwings.com/look-around-yeagers-cockpit-360-picture/?a=mk&var=360+cockpit-pinups&utm_campaign=360+cockpit&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=original-pinups-mk&utm_content=yeager …
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@GenChuckYeager you may have answered this already but what did it physically feel like to break the sound barrier? Thank you -
Yes, I have. Read Yeager
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Only someone from Lincoln Co would have the huevos to strap into that and slingshot across the atmosphere. You're a brave, brave soul. Thank you for your contribution to modern aviation.
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Bell must have been feeling confident - mach meter goes to 1.5. Also, no cushioning on the seat?
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Really cool stuff!!
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“BELL” best product placement since “Coca-Cola” in Blade Runner
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Hi General! When you had a chance to look around the X-1 a couple of years ago, did it look pretty much the same as you left it?
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No - but as I had seen in 1997, NASA had stolen a switch. NASM did nothing to try to regain it
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Looks like seeing the runway was a b*tch in that thing. How were you able to line up and land?
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