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Mondariz
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Yes, the X-1A had a conventional windscreen/hood. The mach buster (with the sloped bullet style windscreen) was simply called X-1 (originally XS-1).

Lets hope the taped up wires are related to ground test, or even the photo session :p

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Bell_X-1A.jpg/784px-Bell_X-1A.jpg