Sound barrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In aerodynamics, the sound barrier usually refers to the point at which an aircraft moves from transonic to supersonic speed. The term came into use during World War II when a number of aircraft sta...
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Chuck Yeager - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (born February 13, 1923) is a retired General in the United States Air Force and noted test pilot. He is widely considered to be the first pilot to travel faster than so...
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After the war he was put in charge of pilot training for experimental aircraft, and on October 14, 1947 became the first person to break the sound barrier, flying a rocket powered Bell X-1 jet.
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On August 14, 1947, while serving as a test pilot, Yeager flew the Bell X-1 past Mach 1, becoming the first person to break the sound barrier (although there are some disputes to that claim).
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Charles "Chuck" Yeager, USAF, became the first pilot to fly faster than sound. The plane was the Bell XS-1 ... The flight demonstrated that aircraft could be designed to fly faster than sound, and the concept of a "sound barrier" crumbled into myth. The flight is beautifully recreated in the motion picture The Right Stuff.
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De Beeler was an aeronautical engineer for NACA, the predecessor to NASA. He helped design the X-1, which was the first airplane to break the sound barrier.
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First Man to Break the Sound Barrier; February 1, 1991; Cedar Ridge, California ... Tell us about the day you broke the sound barrier in the X-1. We understand that you weren't feeling too great in the rib area. ... Now, just about a week or so after you broke the sound barrier, you had kind of an unpleasant experience,
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History Politics and Society question: What did chuck yeager do as a pilot? Answer He was the first person to break the sound barrier in level flight on 14 October 1947 in a Bell X-l aircraft. ... He was the first person to break the sound barrier in level flight on 14 October 1947 in a Bell X-l aircraft.
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