Bell X-2 Starbuster supersonic test plane test plane. Historical image of the Bell X-2 Starbuster supersonic research aircraft in flight. This rocket-powered aircraft was the first plane to reach Mach 3 - three times the speed of sound - on 27the September 1956. Unfortunately there was a problem as the aircraft turned back towards Edwards Air Force Base,USA,and began tumbling out of control. The plane crashed and the pilot,Captain Milburn Apt,did not survive | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / NASA |
Bildgröße: | 3417 px × 2563 px |
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