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List of X-1B flights

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X-1B pilots

PilotAgencyFlightsAircraft
Neil ArmstrongNACA448-1385
John McKayNACA1348-1385
Stuart ChildsUSAF148-1385
Frank EverestUSAF248-1385
Horace HanesUSAF148-1385
Richard HarerUSAF148-1385
Stanley HoltonerUSAF148-1385
Arthur MurrayUSAF148-1385
Jack RidleyUSAF248-1385
Robert StephensUSAF148-1385

X-1B flights

Vehicle
Flight #DatePilotAircraftAgencyVelocity
-Mach-Altitude
- m -Comments
X-1B #1September 24, 1954Jack Ridley48-1385USAF 1??Planned powered flight. Turbopump overspeed caused abort. Glide flight.
X-1B #2October 6, 1954Jack Ridley48-1385USAF 2??Planned powered flight. High lox-tank pressure caused abort. Glide flight.
X-1B #3October 8, 1954Frank Everest48-1385USAF 3??First powered flight. Checkout and familiarization.
X-1B #4October 13, 1954Robert Stephens48-1385USAF 4??-
X-1B #5October 19, 1954Stuart Childs48-1385USAF 5??-
X-1B #6October 26, 1954Horace Hanes48-1385USAF 6??-
X-1B #7November 4, 1954Richard Harer48-1385USAF 7??-
X-1B #8November 26, 1954Stanley Holtoner48-1385USAF 8??-
X-1B #9November 30, 1954Frank Everest48-1385USAF 9??-
X-1B #10December 2, 1954Frank Everest48-1385USAF 102.321,336 (70,000 feet)Second flight of X-1 over Mach 2 after Chuck Yeager in 1953 in X-1A
X-1B #11August 14, 1956John McKay48-1385NACA 1??Pilot familiarization. Nose gear failed on landing. Minor damage.
X-1B #12August 29, 1956John McKay48-1385NACA 2??Cabin pressure regulator malfunctioned. Inner canopy cracked. Low speed, low altitude maneuvers.
X-1B #13September 7, 1956John McKay48-1385NACA 31.817,080High speed flight. Heating data gathered.
X-1B #14September 18, 1956John McKay48-1385NACA 4??Erratic engine start. Glide flight.
X-1B #15September 28, 1956John McKay48-1385NACA 5?18,300Three chamber engine flight. Heating data obtained.
X-1B #16January 3, 1957John McKay48-1385NACA 61.94?Last aerodynamic heating data flight.
X-1B #17May 22, 1957John McKay48-1385NACA 71.4518,300Flight instrumentation check. Control pulses at speed.
X-1B #18June 7, 1957John McKay48-1385NACA 81.518,300Supersonic maneuvers at speed and altitude to determine dynamic and static stability and control characteristics.
X-1B #19June 24, 1957John McKay48-1385NACA 91.518,300Supersonic maneuvers at speed and altitude to determine dynamic and static stability and control characteristics.
X-1B #20July 11, 1957John McKay48-1385NACA 10??Aborted after launch. Gear door open warning. Propellants jettisoned. Glide flight.
X-1B #21July 19, 1957John McKay48-1385NACA 111.6518,300Control pulses, 2 g wind-up turn, sideslips.
X-1B #22July 29, 1957John McKay48-1385NACA 121.5518,300Enlarged wing tips installed to simulate addition of reaction controls.
X-1B #23August 8, 1957John McKay48-1385NACA 131.5518,300Stability, control tests. Accelerated maneuvers, control pulses, pull-ups.
X-1B #24August 15, 1957Neil Armstrong48-1385NACA 14??Pilot familiarization. Nose gear failed on landing. Minor damage.
X-1B #25November 27, 1957Neil Armstrong48-1385NACA 15??First reaction-control flight.
X-1B #26January 16, 1958Neil Armstrong48-1385NACA 16??Low-altitude, low-mach reaction-control tests.
X-1B #27January 23, 1958Jack McKay48-1385NACA 171.516,775Reaction-control tests. Last NACA flight.
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