The X-2 was a rocket-powered, swept-wing research aircraft developed jointly in 1945 by Bell Aircraft Corporation, the United States Army Air Forces and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to explore aerodynamic problems of supersonic flight and to expand the speed and altitude regimes obtained with the earlier X-1 series of ...

2014年2月28日 · The Bell X-2 was a rocket-powered, swept-wing research aircraft designed to investigate the structural effects of aerodynamic heating as well as stability and control effectiveness at high speeds and altitudes.

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The Bell X-2 was a rocket-powered, swept-wing research aircraft designed to investigate the structural effects of aerodynamic heating as well as stability and control effectiveness at high speeds and alti -

2019年3月26日 · Left with only X-2-1, Bell forged ahead and in 1954 moved the aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California. Following captive and glide tests, Frank K. “Pete” Everest made the X-2’s first powered flight on Nov. 18, 1955.

The rocket-powered X-2 was designed to be the first airplane capable of surpassing Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound) and to achieve altitudes above 100,000 feet. Launched from beneath the wing of a modified B-50 bomber, Capt. Milburn G. Apt flew a perfect flight profile and successfully achieved a speed of Mach 3.2 (2,094 mph).

2023年5月1日 · The Bell X-2 was a swept-wing, rocket-powered research aircraft designed to fly three times faster than the speed of sound. It was flown to investigate the problems of aerodynamic heating, stability, and control effectiveness at high speeds and altitudes.

Following the success of the X-1 series, the Bell X-2 was built to extend airspeed into the Mach 3 range and to develop fight controls for supersonic aircraft. The story of the X-2, while one of amazing progress, was made tragic by loss of life and …

The Bell X-2 (nicknamed "Starbuster") was an X-plane research aircraft built to investigate flight characteristics in the Mach 2–3 range.

the mid-twentieth century, Bell Aircraft Company’s Mach 3 experimental X-2 rocket airplane was an amazing vehicle. The technological challenges that were met and overcome by designers and flight test teams resulted in an impressive vehicle. The …