Your birth year
2006
Bell X-1 Breaks the Sound Barrier
1947Aviation
Bell X-1 Breaks the Sound Barrier is 59 years older than you
It's from 1947, before you were born.
- Flight
- 1947
- Vehicle
- Bell X-1
- Milestone
- Supersonic flight
About
As of 2026, it's 79 years old.
In 1947, the Bell X-1 pushed crewed flight past Mach 1 and opened the supersonic age.
The flight linked aviation to rocketry, test pilots, and the technology culture that led directly into the space race.
Bell X-1 Breaks the Sound Barrier through the years
1947
1947
Sound barrier broken
The Bell X-1 reached supersonic speed.
You were born — 2006
