Chuck Yeager: First pilot to fly supersonic dies aged 97

[Nearly Sane]

One of the greats of flying




https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55225903

[jeremyp]

Technically he is the first pilot to fly supersonic in a controlled way. Other planes of the period could probably get supersonic in a dive, but, if you were the unfortunate pilot of such a plane, it was career limiting.

[ippy]

I heard on the radio today that Chuck is in the film about breaking the sound barrier and he's the barman, or (American English, Bar tender), take your pick.

I think the film dates from somewhere in the late fifties to the early sixties.

ippy.

[Nearly Sane]

I heard on the radio today that Chuck is in the film about breaking the sound barrier and he's the barman, or (American English, Bar tender), take your pick.

I think the film dates from somewhere in the late fifties to the early sixties.

ippy.

It's The Right Stuff - excellent film of an even better book


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Stuff_(film)