Brig. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, retired, prepares to board an F-15D Eagle from the 65th Aggressor Squadron Oct. 14, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Air Force is accepting applications to attend Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California and follow...
Chuck Yeager
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For many people, Chuck Yeager is a true hero in the strictest definition of the word. Throughout his career, Yeager displayed distinguished courage and performed several extraordinarily brave deeds, although he only considered such acts as following his duty. Many people...
The $247.5 million aircraft could revive supersonic flight for civilians
NASA has announced plans to design and build an aircraft that can fly faster than the speed of sound with quiet, supersonic technology. The experimental plane, or X-plane, is called the Low-Boom Flight Demonstration (LBFD) and will be designed to reduce the...
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...
NASA's New Supersonic X-Plane Will Be The Foundation For A New 'Concorde'
A concept drawing of Lockheed Martin's new Quiet Supersonic Transport X-Plane.
NASA has unveiled plans to start work on an experimental new plane which would be capable of 'quiet' supersonic flight.
By creating a 'low boom' aircraft NASA hopes the...
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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The space agency is celebrating 70 years of aircraft testing by releasing a trove of old videos showing X-planes, lunar landers, and various space shuttles.
Aviation geeks rejoice: There’s a whole new way to waste time.
NASA is marking 70 years of advanced aircraft testing by releasing a trove of old...
U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager's signature inside the cockpit of the Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis." The signature is dated the same day as his record-breaking flight of October 14, 1947 when the Bell X-1 became the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound. Yeager...
More than 65 years after it was filmed, Jet Pilot movie features some of the most spectacular aerial photography in film history.
Jet Pilot is a 1957 film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring John Wayne and Janet Leigh. Written and produced by Jules Furthman and presented by Howard...
Chuck Yeager
Courtesy U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
www.centennialofflight.gov
Reproduced by Permission.
For many people, Chuck Yeager is a true hero in the strictest definition of the word. Throughout his career, Yeager displayed distinguished courage and performed several extraordinarily brave deeds, although he only considered such acts as following his duty. Many people...