Bell X-1E and Vought XF-8U Dynamic Models in 1957
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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NASA ID
LRC-1957-B701_P-00660
Date Created
February 19, 1957
Center
LRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NACA, Taub
Location
NASA Langley Research Center
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