Bell X-1E and Vought XF-8U Dynamic Models in 1957

NACA, Taub1957-02-19

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

L57-660 A technician prepares dynamic models of the Bell X-1E and the Vought XF-8U Crusader for wind tunnel testing in 1957. The Crusader was then the Navy's fastest aircraft- maximum speed Mach 1.75 at 35,000 Feet. Photograph published in Engineer in Charge: A History of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 1917-1958 by James R. Hansen. Page 307.

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Title: Bell X-1E and Vought XF-8U Dynamic Models in 1957
Creator: NACA, Taub
Date Created: 1957-02-19
Location: NASA Langley Research Center
Rights: LRC
Album: jjstout

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