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

NASA / LRC · 1957-02-19 · photograph (digital archive)

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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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Credit lineBell X-1E and Vought XF-8U Dynamic Models in 1957. NASA/LRC, 1957-02-19. Public domain. ID: LRC-1957-B701_P-00660.
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