The Quest for Mach One: A First-person Account of Breaking the Sound Barrier by Chuck Yeager
The Quest for Mach One: A First-person Account of Breaking the Sound Barrier

Chuck Yeager

The Quest for Mach One: A First-person Account of Breaking the Sound Barrier

Chuck Yeager

142 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

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On October 14, 1947, flying the Bell X-1 rocket plane, Chuck Yeager burst through the mythical sound barrier at mach 1.0, to become the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. Yeager's epic flight was the culmination of hours of work and ...

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