WASHINGTON, DC, USA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2015: The bell X-1 was the first manned airplane to exceed the speed of sound in level flight on display in the na

---

WASHINGTON, DC, USA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2015: The bell X-1 was the first manned airplane to exceed the speed of sound in level flight on display in the national air and space museum

---

Size: 3840px × 1585px
Location: Washington
Photo credit: © Christopher Bellette / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: -1, 2010s, air, aircraft, airplane, america, american, attraction, aviation, bell, charles, chuck, closeup, day, dc, famous, flight, fly, force, historic, historical, history, institution, museum, national, orange, plane, power, sky, smithsonian, space, states, supersonic, transport, united, usa, vehicle, washington, wing, yeager