• One-half right front view of Bell X-1 (s/n AF6062) on display in the Milestones of Flight Gallery at the National Air and Space Museum's National Mall building. The X-1’s bullet-shape fuselage is painted orange and wears U.S. Air Force markings.
    Download Image

    Made of high-strength aluminum, the Bell X-1 (serial number 46-062) has a bullet shape and short, thin wings that were designed to handle the aerodynamic forces of transonic and supersonic flight.

  • One-half right front view of Bell X-1 (s/n AF6062) on display in the Milestones of Flight Gallery at the National Air and Space Museum's National Mall building. The X-1’s bullet-shape fuselage is painted orange and wears U.S. Air Force markings.

Created:

May 13, 2014

Photographer:

Eric Long

ID#:

NASM2015-02934

Source:

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Copyright/Owner:

Smithsonian Institution

Rights Usage:

Contact Smithsonian Institution

Terms of Use:

Smithsonian Terms of Use

For print or commercial use please see permissions information.