Dropped Like a Bomb
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Channel: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum · 2016 · Education
The X-1 was flown up to 7620 meters (25,000 ft) in the bomb bay of a modified Boeing B-29 bomber before it was released. This saved the X-1’s fuel. Download our free GO FLIGHT app for more stories like this one! https://airandspace.si.edu/go-flight/ Credits: Select archival material provided by NASA, U.S. Air Force, Boeing, and Scaled Composites
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