X-2 pilots

Pilot Agency Flights Aircraft
Jean Ziegler Bell 2 46-675
Milburn Apt USAF 1 46-674
Frank Everest USAF 13 46-675, 46-674
Iven Kincheloe USAF 4 46-674

X-2 flights

Vehicle
Flight #		 Date Pilot Aircraft Agency Velocity
-Mach-		 Altitude
- m -		 Comments
X-2 #1 June 27, 1952 Jean Ziegler 46-675 Bell 1 #2  ?  ? Pilot familiarization. Glide flight. Nose gear collapsed on landing.
X-2 #2 October 8, 1952 Jean Ziegler 46-675 Bell 2 #2  ?  ? Glide flight.
X-2 #3 October 10, 1952 Frank Everest 46-675 USAF 1  ?  ? Glide flight. Landing skid did not fully extend. Touchdown jarred it into place.
X-2 #4 August 5, 1954 Frank Everest 46-674 USAF 2  ?  ? Glide flight. Rough landing, minor damage.
X-2 #5 March 8, 1955 Frank Everest 46-674 USAF 3  ?  ? Glide flight. Check propellant system. Aircraft unstable on landing. Damaged.
X-2 #6 April 6, 1955 Frank Everest 46-674 USAF 4  ?  ? Glide flight. Aircraft unstable on landing. Damaged. Returned to Bell for landing gear modifications.
X-2 #7 October 25, 1955 Frank Everest 46-674 USAF 5  ?  ? First attempt at a powered flight. Nitrogen leak. Mission completed as a glide flight.
X-2 #8 November 18, 1955 Frank Everest 46-674 USAF 6 0.992 10,675 First powered flight. Only 5,000 lbf (22 kN) thrust chamber ignited. Small engine fire.
X-2 #9 March 24, 1956 Frank Everest 46-674 USAF 7 0.91  ? Second powered flight. Only 10,000 lbf (44 kN) thrust chamber ignited.
X-2 #10 April 25, 1956 Frank Everest 46-674 USAF 8 1.40 15,250 Third powered flight. First supersonic flight. Both chambers ignited.
X-2 #11 May 1, 1956 Frank Everest 46-674 USAF 9 1.683 16,378 Fourth powered flight.
X-2 #12 May 11, 1956 Frank Everest 46-674 USAF 10 1.8 18,300 Fifth powered flight.
X-2 #13 May 22, 1956 Frank Everest 46-674 USAF 11 2.53 17,803 Sixth powered flight.
X-2 #14 May 25, 1956 Iven Kincheloe 46-674 USAF 12 1.0+  ? Seventh powered flight. Pilot familiarization. Supersonic flight.
X-2 #15 July 12, 1956 Frank Everest 46-674 USAF 13 1.0  ? Eighth powered flight. Supersonic flight. Premature engine shutdown.
X-2 #16 July 23, 1956 Frank Everest 46-674 USAF 14 2.87 20,802 Ninth powered flight. High speed flight.
X-2 #17 August 3, 1956 Iven Kincheloe 46-674 USAF 15 2.5+ 26,764 Tenth powered flight. High altitude flight.
X-2 #18 August 8, 1956 Iven Kincheloe 46-674 USAF 16  ? 21,336 Eleventh powered flight. High altitude flight. Premature engine shutdown.
X-2 #19 September 7, 1956 Iven Kincheloe 46-674 USAF 17 1.7 38,491 Twelfth powered flight. High altitude flight. Altitude record for that time.
X-2 #20 September 27, 1956 Milburn Apt 46-674 USAF 18 3.196 31,946 Thirteenth powered flight. Record speed. Aircraft crashed. Pilot killed.

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