Bell X-1E, 46-0063 / 2, NASA
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Registration: 46-0063
Construction Number: 2
Code Number: 6063
Military Unit: AMES-Dryden Flight Research Facility
Model Bell X-1E
Operator: NASA
Airport: Edwards AFB (EDW / KEDW), USA - California
Photographer: Martin Laycock
Date Taken: 07/05/1993
Date Submitted: 17/01/2009
Displayed outside the Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Facility. This was the only X-1E built and was a modification of the second first generation X-1. The X-1E mission was to explore the potential performance improvements of using wings of extremely thin aerofoil section coupled with a more efficient engine. She made a total of 26 flights between 12 December 1955 and 6 November 1958 reaching a maximum speed of Mach 2.24 and a maximum altitude in excess of 73,000ft. The X-1E was piloted by NACA test pilots John McKay (5 flights) and Joseph Walker (21 flights).
Picture ID:1153326