Instrument Panel Question

[race9]

I got a shirt with this instrument panel in the front. Does anybody know what plane it belongs to?

[Dialtapper]

Re: Instrument Panel Question

Some older twin engine jet?

[race9]

Re: Instrument Panel Question

Yea, that's about as far as I got. The Mach meter goes up to 3.0

[W J Pearce]

Re: Instrument Panel Question

Bell X-1B from 1956.

Photo:

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/X-1B/Medium/E-02256.jpg

Info (have a look at the large photo for more detail):

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/X-1B/HTML/E-02256.html

And here is how the cockpit looked in 2006, a few changes:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Bell_X-1B_cockpit_2_USAF.jpg

[race9]

Re: Instrument Panel Question

Thank you!

[Lockheed Bob]

Re: Instrument Panel Question

Thanks Bill for those links as they are not only about the Bell 1B but also about all the research planes that took us to where we are in aviation today. I knew Marion Carl, Marine aviator, that flew the Douglas Skystreak that set the record for its day.