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Bookmark or Share- Chuck Yeager - Death, Career & Facts - Biography(1923-2020) Who Was Chuck Yeager? A fighter pilot ace during World War II, Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier, when he flew the Bell X-1 rocket 700 mph in level...
- Chuck Yeager, pilot who broke the sound barrier, dies at 97US Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, known as “the fastest man alive,” has died at the age of 97.
- Chuck Yeager - WikipediaBrigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager (/ ˈ j eɪ ɡ ər / YAY-gər, February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight.
- BIOGRAPHY - CHUCKYEAGER.ORGBIOGRAPHY. Major General Charles Elwood « Chuck » Yeager, born in 1923. He was the first man to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, flying the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 m). © Olivier Blaise. Chuck Yeager. Courtesy U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. www.centennialofflight.gov.
- Chuck Yeager | Biography, Test Pilot, & Facts | BritannicaChuck Yeager, American test pilot and U.S. Air Force officer who was the first man to exceed the speed of sound in flight. He also established a world speed record of 1,650 miles (2,660 km) per hour. Yeager retired from the air force with the rank of brigadier general in 1975.
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