Here’s What You Need to Know: Despite the escape system, the X-2 was a dangerous plane to fly, accounting for 20% of the X-series program’s fatalities. Like the record-setting Bell X-1, the X-2 was ...
The story of the Bell-X2 Starbuster is one of equal success and tragedy. Pilots made history aboard this experimental aircraft, reaching altitudes and speeds that had never been recorded before.