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X-1

1946 experimental aircraft model by Bell
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Summary

X-1 is an aircraft model[1]. X-1 ranks in the top 3% of aircraft model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,865 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics[3], United States Air Force[4]
  • Manufacturer: Bell Aircraft Corporation[5]
  • Subclass of: experimental aircraft[6], rocket-powered aircraft[7], list of X-planes[8]
  • Commons category: Bell X-1[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Powered by: Reaction Motors XLR11[11]
  • Inception: 1945[12]
  • First flight: January 19, 1946[13]
  • Significant event: contract awarding[14], delivery[15], maiden flight[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bell X-1[17]
  • Commons gallery: Bell X-1[18]
  • Native label: Bell X-1[19]
  • Length: 9.4 m[20]
  • Height: 3.3 m[21]
  • Wingspan: 8.5 m[22]
  • Wing area: 12 m²[23]

Why It Matters

X-1 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] X-1 is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The X-Planes. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'az', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'e
    Gnd id → 4449528-6
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → experimental aircraft, rocket-powered aircraft, list of X-planes
    Height → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.3'}
    Manufacturer → Bell Aircraft Corporation
    Country of origin → United States
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007283280305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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