BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER OCTOBER 14, 1947 CHUCK YEAGER BELL X-1 AIRCRAFT MACH 1 40844c
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Highlights of the aviation age, Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier at Muroc, California. On 14 October 1947, travelling 45,000 feet above the Mojave desert in California, Major Chuck Yeager of the United States Air Force broke the sound barrier. He was flying the Bell X-1, which had been dropped from a modified B-29 bomber at 26,000 feet, before sequentially opening the taps on the aircraft’s four rockets.
Charles Elwood “Chuck“ Yeager, born February 13, 1923, is a retired major general in the United States Air Force and noted test pilot. He was the first pilot to travel faster than sound (1947). Originally retiring in 1975 as a brigadier general, Yeager was promoted to major general on the Air Force’s retired list in 2005 for his military achievements. His career began in World War II as a private in the United States Army Air Forces. After servi
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