Ch. 01 // Woodcut 1903$23.00
12 Seconds Woodcut Heavyweight Tee
1903 Wright Flyer I · Comfort Colors 1717 · 6.1 oz 100% ring-spun garment-dyed cotton (Black, Pepper, Navy)
The record / 1900s
The Story & Historical Record
On 14 October 1947, Captain Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1 to Mach 1.06, about 700 miles per hour, at 43,000 feet over Muroc Dry Lake in California. It was the first piloted flight faster than the speed of sound.A small top-down silhouette of the Bell X-1 sits at the chest, with one thin vertical line of type trailing behind it like a contrail: MACH 1.06, 14 OCT 1947.Garment-dyed heavyweight 100% ring-spun cotton, relaxed unisex fit, made to order and shipped from the US. Printed in white on a black tee, small and quiet, so the story is the thing people ask about.Sources Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Bell X-1 NASA History, SP-4219, Chapter 3 Edwards Air Force Base, First Mach flight Bell X-1 silhouette traced from a NASA plan view (EG-0081-01, public domain).
Read the historical recordVerified Airframe Configuration
| Aircraft | 1903 Wright Flyer I |
|---|---|
| Date & Place | 17 December 1903 · Kill Devil Hills, N.C. (4 miles south of Kitty Hawk) |
| First Flight | 10:35 a.m. · 12 seconds · 120 feet (Orville Wright prone) |
| Configuration | Canard biplane: twin forward elevators, twin rear pusher propellers, twin rear rudders, wooden skids on monorail launch track |
Plate 01 · Kill Devil Hills, N.C. / Woodcut 1903
Mach 1.06 Heavyweight Contrail Tee
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1900s
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