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List of X-1E flights

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This is a list of flights made in the Bell X-1E airplane.

X-1E pilots

PilotAgencyFlightsAircraft
John B. McKayNACA546-063
Joseph A. WalkerNACA2146-063

X-1E flights

Vehicle
Flight #DatePilotAircraftAgencyVelocity
-Mach-Altitude
- m -Comments
X-1E #1December 12, 1955Joseph Walker46-063NACA 1??Pilot familiarization. Glide flight. Low speed evaluation.
X-1E #2December 15, 1955Joseph Walker46-063NACA 2??First powered flight. Engine ran overpressure, overspeeds with two automatic shutdowns. Pilot shutdown engine.
X-1E #3April 3, 1956Joseph Walker46-063NACA 30.859,150Cylinder 1 did not fire. Damping characteristics good.
X-1E #4April 30, 1956Joseph Walker46-063NACA 4??Turbopump didn't start. No engine start.
X-1E #5May 11, 1956Joseph Walker46-063NACA 50.84?Turns from mach 0.69 to 0.84. Control pulses.
X-1E #6June 7, 1956Joseph Walker46-063NACA 61.5513,725Longitudinal, lateral trim changes in transonic region bothersome to pilot..
X-1E #7June 18, 1956Joseph Walker46-063NACA 71.7418,300Damaged while landing.
X-1E #8July 26, 1956Joseph Walker46-063NACA 8??Subsonic flight. Cylinders 3 and 4 didn't fire.
X-1E #9August 31, 1956Joseph Walker46-063NACA 92.018,300Sideslips, pulses, rolls.
X-1E #10September 14, 1956Joseph Walker46-063NACA 102.118,910Stabilizer, rudder, aileron pulses.
X-1E #11September 20, 1956Joseph Walker46-063NACA 11??Brief engine power. Engine malfunction. Flight aborted.
X-1E #12October 3, 1956Joseph Walker46-063NACA 12??Engine fired for only 60 seconds. Flight aborted. Engine and turbopump replaced.
X-1E #13November 20, 1956Joseph Walker46-063NACA 13??Engine did not start due to lack of manifold pressure.
X-1E #14April 25, 1957Joseph Walker46-063NACA 141.7120,435Aileron, rudder pulses.
X-1E #15May 15, 1957Joseph Walker46-063NACA 151.522,265Aileron pulses, rolls, sideslips, wind-up turns. Aircraft was severely damaged on landing.
X-1E #16September 19, 1957Joseph Walker46-063NACA 16??Planned velocity not achieved due to loss of power during pushover from climb.
X-1E #17October 8, 1957Joseph Walker46-063NACA 172.24?Highest speed attained by X-1E.
X-1E #18May 14, 1958Joseph Walker46-063NACA 18?21,350First flight with ventral fins. Longitudinal, lateral stability, control maneuvers tests. Engine air start at altitude.
X-1E #19June 10, 1958Joseph Walker46-063NACA 19??Flight aborted. Only 1 engine cylinder fired. Aircraft damaged on landing.
X-1E #20September 10, 1958Joseph Walker46-063NACA 20??Stability, control tests with ventral fins.
X-1E #21September 17, 1958Joseph Walker46-063NACA 21??Stability, control tests with ventral fins. New stabilizer bell crank allowed greater stabilizer travel.
X-1E #22September 19, 1958John McKay46-063NACA 22??Pilot familiarization.
X-1E #23September 30, 1958John McKay46-063NACA 23??Tests of low-speed stability and control.
X-1E #24October 16, 1958John McKay46-063NACA 24??First flight of modified engine with increased chamber pressure. Flight shortened due to overcast obscuring view of
X-1E #25October 28, 1958John McKay46-063NACA 25??Good data obtained on new elevated chamber pressure, stability and control.
X-1E #26November 6, 1958John McKay46-063NACA 26??Low-altitude and low-mach investigation of new U-Deta fuel. Last flight. Aircraft grounded due to significant crack in the fuel tank wall.
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