Chuck Yeager, the legendary pilot and retired Air Force brigadier general who broke the sound barrier in 1947, has died By Jared Keller Updated on Dec 8, 2020 Chuck Yeager, the legendary pilot and ...
Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager is one of the most consequential public figures in aviation history. He was the first one to break ...
US test pilot Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier, has died aged 97, his wife says. In a tweet, Victoria Yeager wrote: "It is w/ profound sorrow, I must tell you that my life ...
Among other things, the Cold War was replete with examples of the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist ...
The aircraft was an ode to Chuck Yeager, a long-time Grass Valley resident and World War II fighter pilot known for being the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound in 1947.
The time period is the late 1940s/early 1950s. In order, the clips show: Test pilot Chuck Yeager checking the vehicles controls and the control surfaces moving; ground firing of the X-1 rocket ...