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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.
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∙ 12y agoCol. Boyd assigned him the Bell XS-1 test program. It was General Chuck Yeager's duty to try to accomplish what the old man sent him out to Muroc AFB, CA to do.
It was one of 26 test programs Yeager was doing at the time.
The country that broke the sound barrier would have air superiority.
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∙ 11y agoMach 1.24, or 833.9 mph.
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Who first broke the sound of speed?
Chuck Yeager.. I don't think anyone has yet to break the speed of sound on the ground, I could be wrong, anyone?
Chuck Yeager's plane is faster than the speed of sound was on?
Chuck Yeager became the first human to officially break the sound barrier, on 14 October 1947 in the Bell X-1. He reached a speed of at Mach 1 at an altitude of 13,700 metres.
Who is the first American pilot to exceed the speed of sound in an airplane?
The first American pilot to exceed the speed of sound in an airplane was Chuck Yeager.
Is it possible for humans to travel faster then the speed of sound?
Man can travel, and has travelled, faster than the speed of sound. The speed of sound is also known as the sound barrier, and when an aircraft "breaks" it you won't hear it until it has passed by you. " It was in the X-15 that Chuck Yeager was credited with being the first man to break the sound barrier in level flight on 14 October 1947" (Wikipedia).
Could you run at the speed of sound?
Yes you can change the speed of sound. IF you change the medium the speed changes. IF you change the density of the medium it changes. IF you change the temperature of the medium the speed changes.
Who was the first to break the speed of sound?
Chuck Yeager
Who is Chuck Yeager and what did Chuck Yeager do first?
break the sound barrier
Who was the first pilot to break the sound barrier?
The first pilot to break the sound barrier is Charles Elwood Yeager Aka Chuck Yeager. This happened on October 14, 1947 at a speed of 662 miles per hour at an altitude of 40,000ft.
Who first broke the sound of speed?
Chuck Yeager.. I don't think anyone has yet to break the speed of sound on the ground, I could be wrong, anyone?
Chuck Yeager's plane is faster than the speed of sound was on?
Chuck Yeager became the first human to officially break the sound barrier, on 14 October 1947 in the Bell X-1. He reached a speed of at Mach 1 at an altitude of 13,700 metres.
Which was the first man made object to travel faster than the speed of sound?
Chuck Yeager
First pilot to fly faster then the speed of sound?
Chuck Yeager
Who was the first to fly an aircraft faster than the speed of sound?
chuck yeager
First piolet to fly faster than the speed of sound?
Chuck Yeager
When was the speed of sound surpassed?
By a person: Chuck Yeager - October 14, 1947
How did chuck yeager affect history?
he did this by breaking the sound barrier (also known asthe sound of speed)
When did Chuck Yeager fly the speed of sound?
The first time was on October 14th, 1947.
