Bell X-2
1952
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Bell X-2

Two X-2 rocket-powered research aircraft built to explore the problems of transonic and supersonic flight. The second aircraft made the first powered flight on 18 November 1955 but was destroyed in a fatal crash on 27 September 1956 after a flight that had achieved an unprecedented Mach 3.2.

Bell X-2


Specification 
 MODELX-2
 CREW1
 ENGINE1 x Curtiss-Wright XLR25-CW-1 rocket engine, 6804kg
 DIMENSIONS
    Wingspan9.75 m31 ft 12 in
    Length13.41 m43 ft 12 in
    Height4.11 m13 ft 6 in
 PERFORMANCE
    Max. speed3058 km/h1900 mph
    Ceiling38405 m126000 ft

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