This
is a rare color 30-second clip is almost identical to the next
black and white clip, but in color and inserted shots of yeager
and crew.
(Approx 1.2 Mb)
1947
This
roughly 30-second video clip shows the X-1 launched from
a B-29, ignition of the XLR-11 rocket engine and the
succeeding flight, including a roll.
At
one point, the video shows observers of the flight from the
ground.
(Approx 2.8 Mb)
1949
The
following movie runs about 20 seconds, and shows several air-to-air
views of X-1 Number 2 and its modified B-50 mothership. It begins
with different angles of the X-1 in-flight while mated to the
B-50's bomb bay, and ends showing the air-launch. The X-1 drops
below the B-50, then accelerates away as the rockets ignite.
(Approx 1.2 Mb)
1947
This
roughly 30-second video clip shows the X-1 landing on Rogers
Dry Lakebed followed by the safety chase aircraft.