Glennis' Sister

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 10/31/2016 at 17:11 • Filed to: Planelopnik, X-1

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Sure Glamorous Glennis, and Chuck Yeager’s, Mach 1 flight get all the attention, but there were two X-1s. 46-063 is the younger sister. She ended up being modified into the X-1E after the initial X-1 program ended and made all the way to Mach 2.5+.  

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 10/31/2016 at 17:16

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That second photo is remarkable.

HammerheadFistpunch > f86sabre 10/31/2016 at 17:19

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if I know anything about jets, then I can safely say that the X-1E was the all-electric model designed to bring up the Air Force CAFE number, right?

f86sabre > HammerheadFistpunch 10/31/2016 at 17:22

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Sure, go with that. The USAF was all about emissions in the late 40s and early 50s.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 10/31/2016 at 17:31

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Yeah, it is a nice shot. Would make a nice background.

HammerheadFistpunch > f86sabre 10/31/2016 at 17:35

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check out all that wind power!

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 10/31/2016 at 17:47

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Chemtrails!!1!1!!

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > f86sabre 10/31/2016 at 20:58

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Holy crap, I had no idea that platform made it all the way to Mach 2.5. Awesome.

Thanks for posting this.

f86sabre > NotUnlessRoundIsFunny 10/31/2016 at 21:04

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https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-083-DFRC.html