bell X1

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On October 14, 1947, the Bell X-1 became the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound. Piloted by U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, the X-1 reached a speed of 1,127 kilometers (700 miles) per hour, Mach 1.06, at an altitude of 13,000 meters (43,000 feet). Yeager named the airplane "Glamorous Glennis" in tribute to his wife.Air-launched at an altitude of 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) from the bomb bay of a Boeing B-29, the X-1 used its rocket engine to climb to its test altitude. It flew a total of 78 times, and on March 26, 1948, with Yeager at the controls, it attained a speed of 1,540 kilometers (957 miles) per hour, Mach 1.45, at an altitude of 21,900 meters (71,900 feet). This was the highest velocity and altitude reached by a manned airplane up to that time. I HAVE NOT CREATED THIS MODEL, this is just a sliced and rescaled version of the smithsonian model that you can find here:https://3d.si.edu/object/3d/bell-x-1:6c69a6bb-55e6-4356-8725-120ff7f8d652 i used the hight resolution model, but i reduced the number of mesh for working with better. The .gcode are for prusa mk3s with .4mm nozzle, if you have another printer slice the obj part with your own settings, remember to add brim to the wing and tail part for preventing warping. For now the goal is repair it better and make it printable on a smaller print area (possibly 180x180mm). If you have any advice for make this model better please let me know. You can finde the uncuted model with a higher resolution on the smithsonian 3d scan site(the link above).