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List of X-1A flights

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X-1A pilots

PilotAgencyFlightsAircraft
Jean ZieglerBell Aircraft648-1384
Joseph WalkerNACA248-1384
Arthur MurrayUSAF1448-1384
Chuck YeagerUSAF448-1384

X-1A flights

Vehicle
Flight #DatePilotAircraftAgencyVelocity
-Mach-Altitude
- m -Comments
X-1A #1February 14, 1953Jean Ziegler48-1384Bell 1??Pilot familiarization. Fuel jettison test. Glide flight.
X-1A #2February 14, 1953Jean Ziegler48-1384Bell 2??Planned powered flight. Propellant system problems. Glide flight.
X-1A #3February 21, 1953Jean Ziegler48-1384Bell 3??First X1-A powered flight. False fire alarm.
X-1A #4March 26, 1953Jean Ziegler48-1384Bell 4??Aircraft fired all four cylinders.
X-1A #5April 10, 1953Jean Ziegler48-1384Bell 50.93?Pilot found low-frequency elevator buzz at mach 0.93.
X-1A #6April 25, 1953Jean Ziegler48-1384Bell 60.93?Pilot again found low-frequency elevator buzz at mach 0.93. Turbopump overspeeding caused powered flight abort.
X-1A #7November 21, 1953Chuck Yeager48-1384USAF 11.15?Familiarization flight.
X-1A #8December 2, 1953Chuck Yeager48-1384USAF 21.5?-
X-1A #9December 8, 1953Chuck Yeager48-1384USAF 31.918,300First high-mach flight. Achieved mach 1.9 during slight climb.
X-1A #10December 12, 1953Chuck Yeager48-1384USAF 42.4415,250Encountered severe instability above mach 2.3. Inverted spin from apogee down to 7,624 m. Pilot recovered control.
X-1A #11March 21, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 5??Estimated flight date.
X-1A #12April 4, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 6??Estimated flight date.
X-1A #13April 11, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 7??Estimated flight date.
X-1A #14April 25, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 8??Estimated flight date.
X-1A #15May 14, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 9??Estimated flight date.
X-1A #16May 28, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 10?26,564Attained unofficial world altitude record for that time.
X-1A #17June 4, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 111.9727,374Attained unofficial world altitude record. Encountered severe instability at mach 1.97. Tumbled out of control from apogee down to 20,130 m.
X-1A #18June 18, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 12??Estimated flight date.
X-1A #19July 2, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 13??Estimated flight date.
X-1A #20July 16, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 14??Estimated flight date.
X-1A #21July 30, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 15??Estimated flight date.
X-1A #22August 8, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 16??Estimated flight date.
X-1A #23August 19, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 17??Estimated flight date.
X-1A #24August 26, 1954Arthur Murray48-1384USAF 18?27,584Last USAF flight. Turned over to NACA.
X-1A #25July 20, 1955Joseph Walker48-1384NACA 11.4513,725First NACA flight. Severe aileron buzz at mach 0.90 to 0.92.
X-1A #26August 8, 1955Joseph Walker48-1384NACA 2??Planned second NACA flight. X-1A suffered small in flight explosion. Pilot exited into B-29. X-1A jettisoned and destroyed.
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