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CG48903 B-29 Superfortress with Bell X-1 Corgi Classics / Aircraft Availability: Sold Out Size: 1:144 Scale (Wingspan 298mm) Release: November 2000 Type: Static Model Manufacturer's Code: 48903 Product Code: CG48903

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After WWII, the United States were able to concentrate on developing aviation, including breaking the sound barrier. This was done by test pilot Captain Charles 'Chuck' Yeager in a small rocket-powered aircraft called the Bell X-1, which had to be carried up to a high altitude underneath a Boeing B-29 Superfortress'motherplane'. The first launch of the X-1 from the B-29 took place on 19th January 1946. On 14th October 1947, the Bell X-1 research aircraft became the first in the world to exceed the speed of sound in level flight attaining Mach 1.015 or 1,078km/h (670mph) at 12,800m (42,000ft).

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