14, 1947, flight, in which he became the first to break the sound barrier. [3] yeager turned 97 on february 13, 2020 22, 1990, glennis yeager died
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The loss, chuck yeager said, was swift and painful, though initially little changed in his life.
The story of yeager's 14 october flight was leaked to a reporter from the magazine aviation week, and the los angeles times featured the story as headline news in their 22 december issue
The magazine story was released on 20 december The air force threatened legal action against the journalists who revealed the story, but none ever occurred Los angeles — us air force officer and test pilot chuck yeager, known as “the fastest man alive,” has died at the age of 97 On october 14, 1947, yeager officially became the first human to break the sound barrier, with a flight hitting mach 1.06 — 1.06 times the speed of sound, or about 700 mph
Per cnbc, yeager performed the flight with two broken ribs He had fallen off a horse a. On february 4, 2010 in a ceremony held at the jonathan club in downtown los angeles, bob hoover was presented with the hughes trophy by two of his best friends, 1983 winner chuck yeager and 2003 winner neil armstrong. 14, 1947, a young air force pilot stepped into the cockpit and into the pages of history
When chuck yeager broke the sound barrier, he started a revolution in flight.
In 1947 he became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. He was the first person to break the sound barrier Yeager also served in world war ii
