RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Organizers are planning for yet another day to honor a West Virginia native most notable for being a record-setting test pilot — becoming the first in history to break the speed of ...
On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Yeager was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force who made history by flying an aircraft faster than the speed of sound. He made ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Senate Floor Senator Joe Manchin spoke on the Senate floor in honor of General Charles “Chuck” Yeager’s 90th birthday. What are some details of Chuck ...
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded U.S. jet to break the sound barrier this week. Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier in 1947, poses ...