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Concept of launching of small high-performance rockets suspended from a balloon above most of the atmosphere (later called "Rockoons"), developed by Cmdr. Lee Lewis, Cmdr. G. Halvorson, S. F. Singer, and James A. Van Allen during Aerobee firing cruise of U.S.S. Norton Sound. “Operation Eclipse: 1948” article appears in National Geographic Magazine

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Bell X-1 X-1 , flown by Capt. Charles E. Yeager , climbed 23,000 feet after launch, at record rate of 13,000 feet per minute, at Muroc. Media:1949-01-07 I01V08.pdf Langley Air Scoop Jan 7 1949

Navy flying boat, Caroline Mars, set new world passenger-load record by carrying 269 persons from San Diego to San Francisco. Media:1949-03-04 I09V08.pdf Langley Air Scoop Mar 4 1949

New world helicopter speed record of 133.9 mph at Niagara Falls, N.Y., claimed by XH-12 of Bell Aircraft Co. Media:1949-03-25 I12V08.pdf Langley Air Scoop Mar 25 1949

First successful rocket-propelled RM-10 research missile for drag and heat transfer studies at transonic and supersonic speeds, making use of skin calorimeter techniques, at Wallops Island, Va. Media:1949-04-08 I14V08.pdf Langley Air Scoop Apr 8 1949

Prototype of British Canberra medium jet bomber first flown, at Warton, England. Media:1949-05-13 I19V08.pdf Langley Air Scoop May 13 1949

Piasecki HRP-2 passenger transport helicopter made first flights. Media:1949-11-10 I45V08.pdf Langley Air Scoop Nov 10 1949

First firing of USAF Aerobee research rocket (RTV-A-1a) at Holloman AFB , the development of which was initiated earlier in the year. Media:1949-12-02 I48V08.pdf Langley Air Scoop Dec 2 1949

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