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X-1B pilots
| Pilot
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Agency
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Flights
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Aircraft
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| Neil Armstrong
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NACA
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4
|
48-1385
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| John McKay
|
NACA
|
13
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48-1385
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| Stuart Childs
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USAF
|
1
|
48-1385
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| Frank Everest
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USAF
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2
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48-1385
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| Horace Hanes
|
USAF
|
1
|
48-1385
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| Richard Harer
|
USAF
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1
|
48-1385
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| Stanley Holtoner
|
USAF
|
1
|
48-1385
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| Arthur Murray
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USAF
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1
|
48-1385
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| Jack Ridley
|
USAF
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2
|
48-1385
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| Robert Stephens
|
USAF
|
1
|
48-1385
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X-1B flights
Vehicle
Flight #
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Date
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Pilot
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Aircraft
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Agency
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Velocity
-Mach-
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Altitude
- m -
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Comments
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| X-1B #1
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September 24, 1954
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Jack Ridley
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48-1385
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USAF 1
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?
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?
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Planned powered flight. Turbopump overspeed caused abort. Glide flight.
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| X-1B #2
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October 6, 1954
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Jack Ridley
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48-1385
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USAF 2
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?
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?
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Planned powered flight. High lox-tank pressure caused abort. Glide flight.
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| X-1B #3
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October 8, 1954
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Frank Everest
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48-1385
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USAF 3
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?
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?
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First powered flight. Checkout and familiarization.
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| X-1B #4
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October 13, 1954
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Robert Stephens
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48-1385
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USAF 4
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?
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?
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-
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| X-1B #5
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October 19, 1954
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Stuart Childs
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48-1385
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USAF 5
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?
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?
|
-
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| X-1B #6
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October 26, 1954
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Horace Hanes
|
48-1385
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USAF 6
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?
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?
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-
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| X-1B #7
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November 4, 1954
|
Richard Harer
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48-1385
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USAF 7
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?
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?
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-
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| X-1B #8
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November 26, 1954
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Stanley Holtoner
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48-1385
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USAF 8
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?
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?
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-
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| X-1B #9
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November 30, 1954
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Frank Everest
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48-1385
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USAF 9
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?
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?
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-
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| X-1B #10
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December 2, 1954
|
Frank Everest
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48-1385
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USAF 10
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2.3
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21,336 (70,000 feet)
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Second flight of X-1 over Mach 2 after Chuck Yeager in 1953 in X-1A
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| X-1B #11
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August 14, 1956
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John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 1
|
?
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?
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Pilot familiarization. Nose gear failed on landing. Minor damage.
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| X-1B #12
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August 29, 1956
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John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 2
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?
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?
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Cabin pressure regulator malfunctioned. Inner canopy cracked. Low speed, low altitude maneuvers.
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| X-1B #13
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September 7, 1956
|
John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 3
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1.8
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17,080
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High speed flight. Heating data gathered.
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| X-1B #14
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September 18, 1956
|
John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 4
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?
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?
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Erratic engine start. Glide flight.
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| X-1B #15
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September 28, 1956
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John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 5
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?
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18,300
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Three chamber engine flight. Heating data obtained.
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| X-1B #16
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January 3, 1957
|
John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 6
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1.94
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?
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Last aerodynamic heating data flight.
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| X-1B #17
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May 22, 1957
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John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 7
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1.45
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18,300
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Flight instrumentation check. Control pulses at speed.
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| X-1B #18
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June 7, 1957
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John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 8
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1.5
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18,300
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Supersonic maneuvers at speed and altitude to determine dynamic and static stability and control characteristics.
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| X-1B #19
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June 24, 1957
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John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 9
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1.5
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18,300
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Supersonic maneuvers at speed and altitude to determine dynamic and static stability and control characteristics.
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| X-1B #20
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July 11, 1957
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John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 10
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?
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?
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Aborted after launch. Gear door open warning. Propellants jettisoned. Glide flight.
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| X-1B #21
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July 19, 1957
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John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 11
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1.65
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18,300
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Control pulses, 2 g wind-up turn, sideslips.
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| X-1B #22
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July 29, 1957
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John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 12
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1.55
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18,300
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Enlarged wing tips installed to simulate addition of reaction controls.
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| X-1B #23
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August 8, 1957
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John McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 13
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1.55
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18,300
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Stability, control tests. Accelerated maneuvers, control pulses, pull-ups.
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| X-1B #24
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August 15, 1957
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Neil Armstrong
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48-1385
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NACA 14
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?
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?
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Pilot familiarization. Nose gear failed on landing. Minor damage.
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| X-1B #25
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November 27, 1957
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Neil Armstrong
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48-1385
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NACA 15
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?
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?
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First reaction-control flight.
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| X-1B #26
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January 16, 1958
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Neil Armstrong
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48-1385
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NACA 16
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?
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?
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Low-altitude, low-mach reaction-control tests.
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| X-1B #27
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January 23, 1958
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Jack McKay
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48-1385
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NACA 17
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1.5
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16,775
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Reaction-control tests. Last NACA flight.
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See also
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