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The only way out of the X-1 was through the side door, of which General Chuck Yeager wrote, “But the thin wings were razor-edged...” He went on to say that if you bailed out through the side door you would be impaled by the sharp wing. [80, p.97]. The main use of the pilot’s parachute seemed to be as a seat cushion. NACA photo
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