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This Day on October 14

Posted by Andy L. on

On October 14, 1947 U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to break the sound barrier.

 

On October 14, 1947, the Bell X-1 became the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound. Piloted by U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, the X-1 reached a speed of 1,127 kilometers (700 miles) per hour, Mach 1.06, at an altitude of 13,000 meters (43,000 feet). Yeager named the airplane "Glamorous Glennis" in tribute to his wife. (National Air and Space Museum)

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