Bell X-1 (Los Angeles, California)

USA / California / Del Aire / Los Angeles, California
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The Bell X-1, originally designated XS-1, was a joint NACA-U.S. Army Air Forces/US Air Force supersonic research project and the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled, level flight. This resulted in the first of the so-called X-planes, an American series of experimental aircraft designated for testing of new technologies and usually kept highly secret.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-1
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Coordinates:   33°56'10"N   118°22'40"W
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