Sixty-two years ago this week, the USAF/Bell XS-1 became the first aircraft of any kind to achieve supersonic flight from a ground take-off. The daring feat took place at Muroc Air Force Base with USAF Captain Charles E. Yeager at the controls of the XS-1. Rocket-powered X-aircraft such as the XS-1, X-1A, X-2 and X-15 were air-launched from a [...]![]()
