Bell X-2
Even before the spectacular success of its X-1 rocket-powered aircraft in breaking the 'sound barrier', the adventurous Bell Aircraft Corporation was already pushing ahead with a parallel project to build a second aircraft capable of far higher speeds. The X-2 (or Model 52) explored the equally uncertain technology of swept-back wings. Now common in modern conventional fighter aircraft, the Bell X-2 was revolutionary in using this type of airframe to probe Mach 3 and research the effects of extreme aerodynamic friction heat on airframes. Although both X-2s were destroyed in crashes after only 20 flights, killing two test pilots, the knowledge…
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Weitere Autoren: Tooby, Adam (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4728-1958-1
- EAN: 9781472819581
- Produktnummer: 22126671
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 80 S.
- Masse: H18.7 cm x B24.8 cm x D1.1 cm 260 g
- Abbildungen: 30 b/w; 42 col
- Gewicht: 260
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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Peter Davies
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