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When was Muroc Joint Unified School District created?
Muroc Joint Unified School District was created in 1953.
Where did yeager break the sound barrier?
Muroc Air Force Base which was later named Edwards Air Force base, California. Corum was the name of the family that owned the land before the Army Air Corps. Muroc is Corum spelled backwards.
What was the main mission of muroc army air field duringwwII?
According to my dad's journal "The west coast is in the 4th Air Force and Muroc and March field trasin crews for the 7th Air Force in the South Pacific. .... Due to changes in the Training Command we are being shipped to March Field for our last two months training. Muroc has been designated a permanent base and B 29's are being flown in. Our shipping date is April 19, 1945."
What was the original name of Edwards Air Force Base?
Muroc Army Air Field until 8 December1949
Where did Chuck Yeager break the speed of sound?
Muroc Air Force Base which was later named Edwards Air Force base, California. Corum was the name of the family that owned the land before the Army Air Corps. Muroc is Corum spelled backwards.
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.
When was Edwards Air Force Base created?
Edwards Air Force Base was created in 1933.
Name of the bar in the right stuff?
In "The Right Stuff," the bar frequently frequented by the Mercury astronauts is called "The Muroc Bar." It serves as a social hub where the astronauts and their peers gather to relax, share stories, and bond over their experiences during the early days of the U.S. space program. The bar symbolizes camaraderie and the unique challenges faced by the test pilots and astronauts of that era.
In which city did Herbert Hoover break the speed of sound on March 10 1948?
Mr. Hoover (the first civilian test pilot to exceed Mach 1; NOT the U.S. President) flew out of Muroc Flight Test Center (1948), which was within what is now known as Edwards AFB, in California's Antelope Valley near the border between Kern and Los Angeles Counties. It is not IN a city, but is near the small towns of Edwards (6 miles), and Rosamond (7 miles). See the "Related Link", below, for more information.
In 1947 what did captain chuck yeager do that nobody had ever done befor?
Chuck Yeager, a US Air Force fighter pilot, was a fighter ace in World War II. After World War II, he became a Test Pilot and became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound on 14 October 1947 while flying a Bell X-1 experimental aircraft named "Glamorous Glennis" The flight originated at the Muroc Army Air Field, now Edwards Airforce Base in California, near Los Angeles.
Why is Chuck Yeager important to California?
He continues to epitomize The Right Stuff!Major General Charles Elwood (Chuck) Yeager, retired, is among the greatest pilots who has ever lived. He performed most of his test pilot work in California at Muroc Army Air Field, now Edwards Air Force Base. He broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947 there, and was the head of the Aerospace Research Pilot School, the precursor to Air Force Flight Test Center, at Edwards AFB. He helped with the training of all of the early astronauts."Chuck" first learned to fly in California and met his first wife Glennis (now deceased) in Oroville, CA.He has lived in California since 1975 and has raised a lot of money for various non-profits in California.Please access the related link(s) listed below for further information:
What was the first airplane to go faster than the speed of sound?
The American Bell XS-1 rocket aircraft, piloted by Captain Charles (Chuck) Yeager on 14 October 1947. He reached Mach 1.015 (1,078 km/h; (670 mph) at a height of 12,800 m (42000 ft) over Lake Muroc, California, USA. To be technically correct, Chuck Yeager set the record in level flight. There were probably many aircraft that broke the sound barrier in a dive---usually a crash dive. But no one recorded their feat.
