Bell X-1ABell X 1A airplane model. The Bell X 1A was a slightly larger, much modified version of the first generation X 1. On December 12, 1953, Maj. Chuck Yeager piloted the rocket plane to a speed of Mach 2. 44 (1,650 mph) in level flight at an altitude of approximately 76,000 feet. As he attained top speed, however, the X 1A tumbled violently out of control. He was encountering something new something aerodynamicists called "inertia coupling." The airplane

The Grumman F9F Panther was the first jet-powered aircraft to be built by Grumman

Since the airplane can carry more fuel and burn less of it during a mission

The Sikorsky SH-60B is designed to operate as an integral fighting unit aboard specifically configured OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG-7) class Guided Missile Frigates

One F-82 named "Betty-Jo"

Primary armament included HARM (AGM-88) and Maverick (AGM-65)

in Long Beach

extended fin leading edge

The Do 215 was a model with DB 601A liquid cooled engines built for export in small numbers but taken over by th Luftwaffe

but with a new outer wing incorporating winglets

Wingspan 11 1/4 inches

000 accident-free flying hours

the enthusiasm for these attempts being engendered by the rapidly growing sport/spectacle that began in the United States and was known as pylon racing