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Test Pilot Chuck Yeager Was First to Break the Sound Barrier—And Did It Again at 89

O4, 1947, Charles "Chuck" Yeager soared faster than any person before him as he piloted the Bell XS-1 beyond the speed of ...
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OTD in Space - October 14: Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier

On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Yeager was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force who ...
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Oct. 14, 1947: Flying faster than sound

When Glamorous Glennis, an experimental Bell X-1 aircraft built to mimic the shape of a .50 caliber bullet, shot to 700 mph ...
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Forever flying : fifty years of high-flying adventures, from barnstorming in prop planes to dogfighting Germans to testing supersonic jets : an autobiography / by R.A. "Bob ...

Part I:The Early Days -- Flying Lessons -- Going to war -- Part II: The War Years -- Fighting the Germans -- The Distinguished Flying Cross -- The Spitfire goes down -- Prisoner of war -- Escape from ...
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Supersonic Flight Once Hit 4,520 MPH—Here’s What Happened

Supersonic flight began with dangerous experiments in the 20th century and culminated in Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier in 1947 with the Bell X-1. Commercial supersonic travel briefly thrived ...