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

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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.


Pilot to fly an aircraft faster than the speed of sound?

Chuck Yeager was the first. They have to be highly trained.


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.


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.


First pilot to fly faster then the speed of sound?

Chuck Yeager


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

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.


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

chuck yeager


Who was the first test pilot for the ME 262 aircraft?

Hans Guido Mutke, in 1944. He did signifigant damage as the aircraft approached 1,200 miles per hour. He is considered to be the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, even though eyewitnesses state that he never broke the sound barrier. The ME 262 was the world's first jet aircraft, created by Nazi Germany. It saw brief service in WWII intercepting bombers.


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

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


What travels faster than a sound?

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