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Re: Bell X-1 pics 2 [3/7] - Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis.jpg (1/2)
John (John@abpa.dot) 2018/06/15 11:17
Stormin' Norman wrote:

> Fascinating aircraft.  I always wondered why they didn't incorporate
> more of the German science into the X-1, like the swept wing of the
> Me-163 Comet.

Because they were in a hurry to be first to Mach 1.
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