MOJAVE — The Mojave Air and Spaceport will host a presentation by Cam Martin to celebrate the 79th anniversary of breaking the sound barrier at Plane Crazy Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The presentation by Martin will be in the Board Room at 11 a.m. and is titled “The Bell X-1: Facts vs. Folklore.”
Martin has a passion for telling the big stories that matter. He has presented at the Smithsonian, Kitty Hawk, Oshkosh — and Plane Crazy. Cam is a Young Eagles Flight Leader and commercial glider pilot. Since 2012 he has served as the Experimental Aircraft Association’s chaplain and is a Critical Incident Response Program pilot peer. Cam’s 40-year aerospace communications career has spanned aircraft carriers, wind tunnels, space shuttles, High Desert X-Planes, rocket planes and feature film consulting.
The Story of the Bell X-1 is the story of how the US Air Force and National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) began working together in the High Desert of California. Capt. Chuck Yeager’s supersonic “Glamorous Glennis” was the first in a successful series of experimental “X-Planes.” In all, seven versions of the X-1 flew at the NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station at Edwards Air Force Base from 1946 to 1958. NASA’s supersonic X-59 flies there today.
The X-1 is also celebrating a few 80th anniversaries.
There will also be a Historical Aircraft Display Day.
Visitors can fly in and meet with other pilots, while showing off their airplanes.
There will be a static aircraft display; art, shirts, hats, books and collectibles will be for sale.
No dogs or other animals are allowed on the flight line, except for service animals. There is no smoking on the flight line.