| NASA Center: |
Dryden Flight Research Center |
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| Image # : |
E-1758 |
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| Date : |
01/01/1955
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Title
Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1A
Full Description
Cowboy Joe (NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Joseph Walker)
and his steed (Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A). A happy Joe was
photographed in 1955 at Edwards, California.
The X-1A was flown six times by Bell Aircraft Company pilot Jean "Skip"
Ziegler in 1953. Air Force test pilots Major Charles "Chuck" Yeager and
Major Arthur "Kit" Murray made 18 flights between November 21, 1953 and August
26, 1954. The X-1A was then turned over to the NACA. Joe Walker
piloted the first NACA flight on July 20, 1955. Walker attemped a second
flight on August 8, 1955, but an explosion damaged the aircraft just
before launch. Walker, unhurt, climbed back into the JTB-29A
mothership, and the X-1A was jettisoned over the Edwards AFB bombing
range.
Keywords
NACA High-Speed Flight Station Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A Joseph Walker
Subject Category
X-Series Aircraft,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
DFRC
- Center Number:
E-1758
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000095
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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3000 |
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