BELL X-1 "GLAMOROUS GLENNIS" COCKPIT SQUARE WALL CLOCK

The first manned supersonic flight occurred on 14 October 1947, over the Mojave Desert in California. Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager piloted USAF aircraft Bell X-1 #46-062, nicknamed "Glamourous Glennis" for his wife. The airplane was drop launched from the bomb bay of a B-29 and reached Mach 1.06 (700 miles per hour (1,100 km/h or 610 kn)). Following burnout of the engine, the plane glided to a landing on the dry lake bed. The visual information within this product has been provided by Wings In Motion Productions Inc. and/or the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). The appearance of NASM visual information does not imply or constitute NASM endorsement.