The girl was born Florence, but everyone called her Pancho.
The
nickname was earned, as one story goes, after she left her first
husband, disguised herself as a man and boarded a ship that turned out
to be running...
During a forum on the future of aeronautics representatives from NASA described the inevitability of passenger planes able to travel at speeds around 4,800 km/h (3,000 mph). Hypersonic aircraft not only allows for faster passenger travel but can also lead to faster response to global tragedy.
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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...
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...
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 Lockheed NF-104A was an American mixed power, high-performance, supersonic aerospace trainer that served as a low-cost astronaut training vehicle for the X-15 and projected X-20 Dyna-Soar programs.
The third NF-104A (USAF 56-0762) was delivered to...
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...
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Chuck Yeager shares a conversation with Maj. Gen. Christopher Azzano, Air Force Test Center Commander, during U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School 75th anniversary celebration at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 21. Yeager is credited with being the...
On December 12, 1953, Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1A 1,650 mph, becoming the first man to fly two and one-half times the speed of sound.
At Mach 2.4 at 80,000 feet the aircraft spun out of control, spinning on all 3 axes. G-forces sent Yeager's head into the canopy,...
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...