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75 years ago, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier.
VIDEO
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Quite a man he was. I wonder if he ever got tired of pushing that wheelbarrow around all the time.
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Uh, it was 75 years ago..... Zoom Boom!
Correct!
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People were breaking the sound barrier years before that, every time they shot a rifle.
FWIW, there is a difference in "breaking" the barrier and tickling it. Both make a boom. Fact is that now and then chopper rotor blades will make the lion roar. It's exciting, trust me.
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75 years ago, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier.
VIDEO
In a C 47??
Dang, and all these years I thought it was in the X 1A....
(Some how I couldn't get the video to play)
Chuck was pretty much my hero growing up.. and ever since...
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Was part of my youth 75 years ago.
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Orville Wright met Chuck Yeager in 1945 and was still alive/alert when Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947. I think he even sent Yeager a congratulatory telegram... if memory serves correct form my readings.
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