List of X-1B flights
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X-1B pilots
| Pilot | Agency | Flights | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong Neil Alden Armstrong is an American former astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, United States Naval Aviator, and the first person to set foot upon the Moon.... |
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 Jack Ridley Jackie L. "Jack" Ridley was a colonel in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot who worked with Chuck Yeager.... |
USAF | 2 | 48-1385 |
| Robert Stephens | USAF | 1 | 48-1385 |
X-1B flights
| Vehicle Flight # |
Date | Pilot | Aircraft | Agency | Velocity -Mach- |
Altitude - m - |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X-1B #1 | September 24, 1954 | Jack Ridley Jack Ridley Jackie L. "Jack" Ridley was a colonel in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot who worked with Chuck Yeager.... |
48-1385 | USAF 1 | ? | ? | Planned powered flight. Turbopump overspeed caused abort. Glide flight. |
| X-1B #2 | October 6, 1954 | Jack Ridley Jack Ridley Jackie L. "Jack" Ridley was a colonel in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot who worked with Chuck Yeager.... |
48-1385 | USAF 2 | ? | ? | Planned powered flight. High lox-tank pressure caused abort. Glide flight. |
| X-1B #3 | October 8, 1954 | Arthur Murray | 48-1385 | USAF 3 | ? | ? | First powered flight. |
| 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 | November 30, 1954 | Frank Everest | 48-1385 | USAF 10 | 2.3 | 19,825 | - |
| 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 Aerodynamic heating Aerodynamic heating is the heating of a solid body produced by the passage of fluid over a body such as a meteor, missile, or airplane. It is a form of forced convection in that the flow field is created by forces beyond those associated with the thermal processes... 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 | Neil Armstrong | 48-1385 | NACA 17 | 1.5 | 16,775 | Reaction-control tests. Last NACA flight. |