XB-1, the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet, flew for the first time at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California last Friday. Chief Test Pilot Bill “Doc” Shoemaker was at the controls when XB-1 took flight, and Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg monitored XB-1 in a T-38 chase plane. Here, you can see the view from the chase plane, which focused on how XB-1 flew and landed, including assessments of the aircraft’s handling qualities, airspeed, and its stability i

321K views · 2.3K reactions | The Fairey Delta 2 was a British supersonic research aircraft that had an even bigger nose than me. It first flew just 139 years after the Battle of Waterloo and was the first jet aircraft to pass 1,000 miles per hour in level flight. In 1956, just 409 years after the death of Henry VIII it set a world speed record by flying at a whopping 1,132 mph. #avpay #aviation #aircraft #pilotlife | AvPay.aero | Facebook