On 14 October 1947, American Chuck Yeager became the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound. Despite having two broken ribs, Chuck reached Mach 1.06 – a speed of more than 1,100km per hour.

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Yeager is a part of the Princeton senior class that has known great success in its four years. The other seniors are former Lawrence High star and the Colonial Valley Conference’s all-time leading ...

The jet, built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, took off from US Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Flown by Nils ...

NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating ...

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTAP) -The Kanawha Airport in Charleston, now known as Yeager Airport, was dedicated on November 3, 1947.

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