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Chuck Yeager: Breaking The Sound Barrier



​​​​​​​"The real barrier wasn't in the sky but in our knowledge and experience of supersonic flight."

~Chuck Yeager

THESIS

On October 14th, 1947, Chuck Yeager, an Air Force officer and test pilot, was the first person to break the sound barrier. Flying in his Bell X-1, Glamorous Glennis, over the Mojave Desert, he produced more data for aviation researchers that benefits the military even today, providing yet another triumph in flight history. 



Esme D. Olstadt and Natalie M. Roadt

Junior Division

Project Category:  Group Website

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