Chuck Yeager - Wikipedia
Brigadier 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 …
Chuck Yeager - Death, Career & Facts - Biography
2014年4月2日 · 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 flight in October 1947. Yeager later...
Remembering Chuck Yeager, a Pilot with the Right Stuff
2020年12月8日 · The greatest pilot of the Greatest Generation has passed. Seventy-nine years to the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, famed test pilot, World War II ace, and the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, died at the age of 97.
Brigadier General CHARLES E. "CHUCK" YEAGER - U.S. Air Force
Brig. Gen. Charles E. (Chuck) Yeager was the director of Aerospace Safety for the Air Force Inspection and Safety Center, a separate operating agency located at Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, California. The center is a function of the Air Force inspector general's office in Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
Chuck Yeager | Biography, Test Pilot, & Facts | Britannica
2024年12月3日 · Chuck 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. Learn more about his life and career.
The Chuck Yeager Foundation – The Official Website of General Chuck Yeager
Brigadier General Chuck Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot best known for exceeding the speed of sound in level flight. Shop Chuck Yeager books, photographs, aviation art, model aircraft. For general questions and media inquiries, contact the General Yeager Foundation team.
Chuck Yeager: WWII Fighter Ace and Record Breaking Test Pilot
Brigadier General Charles “Chuck” Yeager was best known as the first man to break the sound barrier, but during World War II Yeager was a decorated fighter ace.
General Chuck Yeager – American Hero – The Chuck Yeager …
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). In front of the Bell X-1, rocket-powered aircraft. Photo: US Air Force.
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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. Reproduced by Permission.
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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).