[strela]

He's in one of the bar scenes (on Edwards AFB), and asks for a drink (if I recall correctly).

I believe he was the bartender. And, my memory could have holes in it as well, but it was a funny scene.

[Psycho Francis]

Actor - filmography

Flying Without Fear (1985) (TV)
Spaceflight (1985) (TV) .... Himself
Speed (1984) (uncredited) (archive footage) .... Himself
Right Stuff, The (1983) (as General Chuck Yeager) .... Fred

[Aracelis]

You are correct, he was acting as a bartender ("Fred" if I'm not mistaken), and asked..."Y'all want a drink?".

[Spyder]

My husband watches the movie at least a couple of times yearly. He's a bartender at Pancho's and offers Harry Shearer's and Jeff Goldblum's characters a drink. Harry Shearer says, "I'll have a Coca-Cola." Yeager says, "Coke?" and Shearer responds, "in a clean glass."

We got Yeager's autograph on his book in 1993 at an air show in Indiana - got lucky as he was just getting into the plane and only signed for a few of the many people in line waiting for one. Neat, neat, patriotic American. Wish we had more just like him.