DUNNELLON — Steve Maple had no fear of flying or crashing any of his four World War II-era radio-controlled scale model airplanes he entered in the 15th annual Tri County R/C Club Chuck Yeager Warbird Fly-In held at Rainbow R/C field on Bridges Road near here Saturday.
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Source: Charles Yeager and Pakistan Air Force - Daily Pakistan Global
LAHORE (Staff Report) – Charles Yeager, a retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force and record-setting test pilot, was posted to Pakistan as the US Defense Representative from 1971 to 1973, during the Indo-Pak war on East...
The test pilot legend made famous in 'The Right Stuff' talks to USA TODAY about his life.
Source: Chuck Yeager, still soaring at 89
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. – In the parking lot of this small Sierra Nevada town's airfield, a decommissioned F-104 Starfighter jet looms over a series of plaques. They...
By David Bitton dbitton@appealdemocrat.com
"Duty!"
That's retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager's response to the question everyone wants to know more about: What's it mean to be the first person to break the sound barrier?
"I was a maintenance type and since I understood systems, I was assigned as a test pilot on...
Military test pilots are a rare breed, undertaking the responsibility of flying new aircraft to their design limits . . . and then beyond.
Source: 6 of the most badass US military test pilots of all timeMilitary test pilots are a rare breed, undertaking the responsibility of flying new aircraft...
A local military legend unveiled his new statue and vets saluted the Battle of Midway.
Source: World War II heroes honored Saturday | UTSanDiego.com
SAN DIEGO — In Balboa Park, a local military legend unveiled a statue bearing his likeness, and hours later on the USS Midway, veterans and their families...
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A segment from a U.S. Air Force film follows a single flight by then-Major Charles “Chuck” Yeager. Before Yeager and Air Force test pilots Albert Boyd and H.E. “Tom” Collins put the MiG-15 through its paces, technicians inspected it for signs of sabotage and determined it was safe. The...
Chuck Yeager retraced history in the skies -- 65 years to the minute -- as the first test pilot to break the sound barrier.
Source: Chuck Yeager retraces history in the sky, breaking the sound barrier -- again - CNN.com
Chuck Yeager retraced history on Sunday, 65 years to the minute,...
The plane that broke the sound barrier can be an object on your subsonic desk
Source: Soon You'll Be Able to 3D Print Chuck Yeager's Supersonic X-1
The Smithsonian's 3D printing project is an effort to scan the museum's vast collection and make it printable at home. Now, one of the...