Our buddy Brent Hecht bought to fly his Bell X-1 at Edwards Airforce Base. Edwards was the venue for Chuck Yeager’s historic flight when he turned the primary individual to exceed Mach-1 and break the “sound barrier”.
The X-1 was designed and scratch constructed by Brent and Paul Stelly that makes use of an E-Flite 80mm EDF with an Avios 120-Amp ESC. The mannequin is flown utilizing a Spektrum IX-20 radio system with a 10-channel receiver and full telemetry. At 1/sixth scale, the mannequin has a 51″ wingspan and is 56 inches lengthy.
Flying at Edwards will need to have been a particular expertise!
Read extra about General Yeager’s historic flight right here: https://airandspace.si.edu/tales/editorial/breaking-sound-barrier-Seventy fifth