Air & Space Magazine After the Drop A B-50 drops the Bell X-2 with pilot Lt. Col. Frank “Pete” Everest on its first unpowered flight in 1954. In the next couple years, he would reach up to Mach 2.87 in the X-2. Courtesy NASA on the Commons September 8, 2016 ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source You Might Also Like In George Clooney's The Midnight Sky, the Crew of a Planetary Exploration Mission Faces an Impossible Choice December 22, 2020 The Original March 1, 2003 Would a Fighter Pilot Shoot Down a Private Airplane? March 1, 2010 It Came From Another Galaxy January 17, 2018 How to discover asteroids in your spare time January 26, 2011 Get the latest stories in your inbox every weekday. Email Powered by Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Privacy Notice / Terms & Conditions)
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