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The first pilot to fly an aircraft faster then the speed of sound?

Charles Yeager was the first person ever to pilot an aircraft beyond the speed of sound.


Chuck yeager was the first person to do what?

pilot an aircraft faster than the speed of sound


Who was the first American pilot to fly an aircraft faster than the speed of sound?

Chuck Yeager.


Would the pilot of an airplane breaking the sound barrier hear a sonic boom?

No, the pilot of an aircraft breaking the sound barrier would not hear the sonic boom because the aircraft is traveling at the same speed as the sound waves it creates. The sonic boom is heard on the ground as the aircraft passes overhead.


Who flew the aircraft that went faster than the speed of sound?

Captain Charles Yeager, flew the aircraft that was faster than sound.


What is an aircraft that flies faster than the speed of sound called?

The type of aircraft that flies faster than the speed of the sound are called SuperSonic aircraft.There are many supersonic aircrafts. Nowadays there are also HyperSonicaircrafts. The maximum speed recorded is Mach 9.6 (9.6 times faster than the speed of sound) by X-43A.


What is super sonic aircraft?

Super sonic aircraft is aircraft that flies faster than the speed of sound.


When is the speed of sound the fastest?

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.


Who was the first pilot to fly aircraft faster then the speed of sound?

Chuck Yeager flew at Mach 1.07 at Muroc Army Air Field on October 14, 1947.


Does a sonic boom occur at the moment when an aircraft exceeds the speed of sound?

Yes, a sonic boom occurs when an aircraft exceeds the speed of sound. It is the sound associated with the shock waves created by an object traveling through the air at a speed faster than the speed of sound.


First pilot to fly faster then the speed of sound?

Chuck Yeager


Some aircraft can fly faster than the speed of sound what is such speed called?

They are called Supersonic aircraft. Some aircraft can only do that. Some planes have reached even Hypersonic speeds.