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* Regular Style Model * Scale 1:32 * Length is 15.75 inches * Wing span is 13.5 inches * Furnished with desk stand * Kiln dried mahogany * Hand carved and finished * All details are hand painted * No decals are used Bell X-1 Glamour Glennis Airplane Article: The Bell X-1 is a rocket plane that was originally designated XS-1 and was a joint project with the NACA-U.S. Army Forces and the US Air Force. This supersonic research project was the first aircraft to reach and exceed the speed of sound. This aircraft then became known as the X-planes, which were a series of American experimental aircrafts that were designated for testing new technologies. This project was kept highly secret. On October 14, 1947 the first Bell X-1 became the first aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound. The X-1 was piloted by U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager. During this flight the X-1 reached a speed of 700 miles per hour which is also known as Mach 1.06. Captain Yeager named the airplane “Glamorous Glennis” after his wife. Glamorous Glennis flew a total of 78 times. On March 26, 1948 she reached speeds of 957 miles per hour which is Mach 1.45 at an altitude of 71, 900 feet. The Bell X-1 is 30 feet 11 inches long and 10 feet tall, with a wingspan of 28 feet. Her empty weight is 7,000 pounds and her max takeoff weight is 12,250 pounds. Her max speed was 957 miles per hour and her range was 5 minutes (powered endurance). If you would like to see the X-1 today, you can find her at the Smithsonian Intuition, National Air and Space Museum, Milestones of Flight Gallery. References: http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/GAL100/bellX1.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-1 This Bell X-1 "Glamour Glennis" Model Airplane is found under the following descriptions: model airplane, aviation gift, aviation model, model jet aircraft, aircraft display model, x-1, bell x-1, glamour glennis x-1, bell x-1 glamour glennis
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