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• catalog abstract "For more than forty years, the story of the record-breaking flights of the world's first supersonic aircraft - the Bell X-1 - has fueled the American imagination and has been embellished by myths and faulty recollections. Challenging the accepted story of the X-1, Into the Unknown describes the complete history of the X-1 program - from the origins of high-speed research in the 1930s to Chuck Yeager's pioneering flight through the sound barrier on October 14, 1947. Rotundo examines the complex factors that shaped the process of breaking new ground in aviation research, as well as the inner decision making of the three major participants: Bell Aircraft, the Air Force, and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). He reveals the divergent views and the competing objectives of the NACA and the Air Force on policy decisions, aircraft design and capability, and program direction. The first airplane constructed solely for high-speed research, the X-1 not only broke the sound barrier, but also was distinct as one of the few aircraft to complete its test program without a significant aerodynamic or structural alteration. Rotundo details each of the fifty test flights of the X-1 and each new test procedure, many of which became standard for research on the later X-series aircraft and provided the foundation for the techniques later used by the space program. The final chapters of Into the Unknown analyze the veil of secrecy and correct the factual errors surrounding Yeager's supersonic flight. Rotundo details how the Air Force tried to control the release of the story for national security purposes, and how many of the resulting news accounts contained inaccuracies. The book includes previously unpublished material, rare photographs, interviews with the participants, and original NACA, Air Force, and Bell Aircraft archival files.".
• catalog contributor b5511360.
• catalog created "c1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "c1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
• catalog description "For more than forty years, the story of the record-breaking flights of the world's first supersonic aircraft - the Bell X-1 - has fueled the American imagination and has been embellished by myths and faulty recollections. Challenging the accepted story of the X-1, Into the Unknown describes the complete history of the X-1 program - from the origins of high-speed research in the 1930s to Chuck Yeager's pioneering flight through the sound barrier on October 14, 1947. Rotundo examines the complex factors that shaped the process of breaking new ground in aviation research, as well as the inner decision making of the three major participants: Bell Aircraft, the Air Force, and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). He reveals the divergent views and the competing objectives of the NACA and the Air Force on policy decisions, aircraft design and capability, and program direction.".
• catalog description "Foreword / Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager -- 1. In the Beginning -- 2. The Pinecastle Tests -- 3. The Program Takes a Pause -- 4. The Goodlin Era -- 5. The Changing of the Guard -- 6. The Air Force Takes Over the Program.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "The first airplane constructed solely for high-speed research, the X-1 not only broke the sound barrier, but also was distinct as one of the few aircraft to complete its test program without a significant aerodynamic or structural alteration. Rotundo details each of the fifty test flights of the X-1 and each new test procedure, many of which became standard for research on the later X-series aircraft and provided the foundation for the techniques later used by the space program. The final chapters of Into the Unknown analyze the veil of secrecy and correct the factual errors surrounding Yeager's supersonic flight. Rotundo details how the Air Force tried to control the release of the story for national security purposes, and how many of the resulting news accounts contained inaccuracies. The book includes previously unpublished material, rare photographs, interviews with the participants, and original NACA, Air Force, and Bell Aircraft archival files.".
• catalog extent "xi, 324 p., [16] p. of plates :".
• catalog hasFormat "Into the unknown.".
• catalog identifier "1560983051 (acid-free paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Into the unknown.".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "c1994.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press,".
• catalog relation "Into the unknown.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "629.132/305/0973 20".
• catalog subject "Bell X-1 (Supersonic plane)".
• catalog subject "High-speed aeronautics History.".
• catalog subject "Supersonic planes Research United States History.".
• catalog subject "TL551.5 .R68 1994".
• catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager -- 1. In the Beginning -- 2. The Pinecastle Tests -- 3. The Program Takes a Pause -- 4. The Goodlin Era -- 5. The Changing of the Guard -- 6. The Air Force Takes Over the Program.".
• catalog title "Into the unknown : the X-1 story / Louis Rotundo.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".