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On this day, Chuck Yeager made the first and only ground takeoff of the Bell XS-1 from the dry lake at Edwards. As the plane was designed to be dumped in flight, Yeager only had a half-load of fuel to limit stress on the landing gear. This allowed him to reach Mach 1.03 and 23000ft. At Yeager's initiative, this flight was a response from the USAF to the U.S. Navy critics who claimed that they would be the first to exceed Mach 1 with a ""real plane"" (meaning one that could takeoff on its own), with the Douglas D-558 skystreak. The Skystreak actually never exceeded Mach 1.0. The U.S. Navy would have to wait for the XFU7 to go supersonic in June 1950
| Exposure Time | 1/50 s |
| ApertureFNumber | f/5.0 |
| ISO | 500 |
| Model | Canon EOS 30D |
| Lens | EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM |
| Focal Length | 150 mm |
| Date Time of Original | 2013:02:23 19:31:51 |
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- Robin MORET
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- Saturday, February 23, 2013
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- Thursday, January 3, 2019
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- 3209*1920
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- #aviationhistory, #onthisdayinaviation, #onthisdayinaviationhistory, #otd, 2013, Bell, National Air & Space Museum, National Mall, USA, Washington, Washington DC, X-1, XS-1
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