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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The Six Greatest Planes of “The Right Stuff”
Six of the US Air Force’s most iconic aircraft were featured in the 1983 film The Right Stuff—each of which played a role in ...
American Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager, in the Bell X-1 aircraft, became the first to achieve Mach 1 (or better known as the speed of sound) in the late 40s. That moment in history became known as ...
When legendary pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier and flew the Bell X-1 past Mach 1 in 1947, it was the greatest aviation milestone ever achieved at that time. These days, however, reaching ...
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