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X-14A NASA 234 hovering over ramp at the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA ARC-1962-A-29976

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X-14A NASA 234 hovering over ramp at the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA

The X-planes are a series of experimental United States aircraft and rockets, used to test and evaluate new technologies and aerodynamic concepts. They have an X designator, which indicates the research mission within the US system of aircraft designations. The first, the Bell X-1, became well known in 1947 after it became the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight. Most of the X-planes have been operated by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) or, later, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), often in conjunction with the United States Air Force. The majority of X-plane testing has occurred at Edwards Air Force Base. Some of the X-planes have been well publicized, while others have been developed in secrecy. Most X-planes are not expected to go into full-scale production.

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30/10/1962
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label_outline Explore Dave West, Moffett Field, X Plane

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the honorable Ray Mabus

Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work is greeted by

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Army Reserve Brig. Gen. William Barriage, the commanding

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