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List of X-1B flights

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X-1B pilots

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Pilot Agency Flights Aircraft
Neil Armstrong NACA 4 48-1385
John McKay NACA 13 48-1385
Stuart Childs USAF 1 48-1385
Frank Everest USAF 2 48-1385
Horace Hanes USAF 1 48-1385
Richard Harer USAF 1 48-1385
Stanley Holtoner USAF 1 48-1385
Arthur Murray USAF 1 48-1385
Jack Ridley USAF 2 48-1385
Robert Stephens USAF 1 48-1385

X-1B flights

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Vehicle
Flight #
Date Pilot Aircraft Agency Velocity
-Mach-
Altitude
- m -
Comments
X-1B #1 September 24, 1954 Jack Ridley 48-1385 USAF 1 ? ? Planned powered flight. Turbopump overspeed caused abort. Glide flight.
X-1B #2 October 6, 1954 Jack Ridley 48-1385 USAF 2 ? ? Planned powered flight. High lox-tank pressure caused abort. Glide flight.
X-1B #3 October 8, 1954 Frank Everest 48-1385 USAF 3 ? ? First powered flight. Checkout and familiarization.
X-1B #4 October 13, 1954 Robert Stephens 48-1385 USAF 4 ? ? -
X-1B #5 October 19, 1954 Stuart Childs 48-1385 USAF 5 ? ? -
X-1B #6 October 26, 1954 Horace Hanes 48-1385 USAF 6 ? ? -
X-1B #7 November 4, 1954 Richard Harer 48-1385 USAF 7 ? ? -
X-1B #8 November 26, 1954 Stanley Holtoner 48-1385 USAF 8 ? ? -
X-1B #9 November 30, 1954 Frank Everest 48-1385 USAF 9 ? ? -
X-1B #10 December 2, 1954 Frank Everest 48-1385 USAF 10 2.3 21,336 (70,000 feet) Second flight of X-1 over Mach 2 after Chuck Yeager in 1953 in X-1A
X-1B #11 August 14, 1956 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 1 ? ? Pilot familiarization. Nose gear failed on landing. Minor damage.
X-1B #12 August 29, 1956 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 2 ? ? Cabin pressure regulator malfunctioned. Inner canopy cracked. Low speed, low altitude maneuvers.
X-1B #13 September 7, 1956 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 3 1.8 17,080 High speed flight. Heating data gathered.
X-1B #14 September 18, 1956 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 4 ? ? Erratic engine start. Glide flight.
X-1B #15 September 28, 1956 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 5 ? 18,300 Three chamber engine flight. Heating data obtained.
X-1B #16 January 3, 1957 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 6 1.94 ? Last aerodynamic heating data flight.
X-1B #17 May 22, 1957 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 7 1.45 18,300 Flight instrumentation check. Control pulses at speed.
X-1B #18 June 7, 1957 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 8 1.5 18,300 Supersonic maneuvers at speed and altitude to determine dynamic and static stability and control characteristics.
X-1B #19 June 24, 1957 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 9 1.5 18,300 Supersonic maneuvers at speed and altitude to determine dynamic and static stability and control characteristics.
X-1B #20 July 11, 1957 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 10 ? ? Aborted after launch. Gear door open warning. Propellants jettisoned. Glide flight.
X-1B #21 July 19, 1957 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 11 1.65 18,300 Control pulses, 2 g wind-up turn, sideslips.
X-1B #22 July 29, 1957 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 12 1.55 18,300 Enlarged wing tips installed to simulate addition of reaction controls.
X-1B #23 August 8, 1957 John McKay 48-1385 NACA 13 1.55 18,300 Stability, control tests. Accelerated maneuvers, control pulses, pull-ups.
X-1B #24 August 15, 1957 Neil Armstrong 48-1385 NACA 14 ? ? Pilot familiarization. Nose gear failed on landing. Minor damage.
X-1B #25 November 27, 1957 Neil Armstrong 48-1385 NACA 15 ? ? First reaction-control flight.
X-1B #26 January 16, 1958 Neil Armstrong 48-1385 NACA 16 ? ? Low-altitude, low-mach reaction-control tests.
X-1B #27 January 23, 1958 Jack McKay 48-1385 NACA 17 1.5 16,775 Reaction-control tests. Last NACA flight.

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