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 ...

Residents reported loud booms and broken windows in the city after the Air Force team’s practice flights prior to an airshow. By Jeff Schogol Published Aug 19, 2025 5:48 PM EDT The Air Force’s ...

When most people picture U.S. airpower, it's the obvious stuff: fighter jets slicing the sky or massive cargo planes swallowing tanks. Nobody's thinking about a gray-haired engineer from Poughkeepsie ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The 1960s were a formative time for the recording of music, popular and otherwise. The arrival of multitrack ...