Chuck Yeager
Charles Yeager was the first person ever to pilot an aircraft beyond the speed of sound.
pilot an aircraft faster than the speed of sound
Chuck Yeager.
He never did. But he was the first pilot to successfully travel faster than the speed of sound in 1947.
Chuck Yeager was the first. They have to be highly trained.
Chuck Yeager was the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. He achieved this in 1947.
Chuck Yeager is the first person to fly faster than sound (breaking the sound barrier), or MACH 1, on October 14, 1947 during level flight at an altitude of 45,000 ft.
The first flight at faster than the speed of sound occurred on 14 October 1947. The aircraft was the Bell X-1 and the pilot was Captain Charles Yeager.
Chuck Yeager flew at Mach 1.07 at Muroc Army Air Field on October 14, 1947.
Chuck Yeager is credited with being the first pilot to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947 in a Bell X-1.
Captain (later colonel) Charles "Chuck" Yeager flew the Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound to become the first pilot to do so. "Glamerous Glennis" rocketed past the sound barrier on 14 October, 1947.
Chuck Yeager, a United States Air Force officer, was the first American pilot to exceed the speed of sound in an airplane during a test flight in 1947. This achievement was a significant milestone in aviation history and marked the beginning of supersonic flight.