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  • The first sonic boom in COLOUR: TV documentary brings to life moment Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947... and how test pilot cheated death by turning OFF engines as plane spun out of control six days earlier

    10/12/2021 9:54:01 AM PDT · by DFG · 24 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 10/12/2021 | Harry Howard
    On October 14, 1947, a unique, terrifying sound pierced the air above California's Mojave desert. US Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager had carried out a feat which some believed to be impossible: he had broken the sound barrier by flying above Mach 1 (767mph), causing a sonic boom. The brilliant pilot did so in 'Glamorous Glennis', the experimental Bell X-1 plane which was named after his wife. Now, ahead of the anniversary of his famous accomplishment, an upcoming TV documentary sheds further light on how the pilot came extremely close to death when his plane spun out control on a...
  • Chuck Yeager re-enacts sound barrier flight on its 65th anniversary

    10/15/2012 6:46:22 AM PDT · by DFG · 9 replies
    AP via Fox News ^ | 10/14/12 | AP
    Sixty-five years after becoming the first human to fly faster than the speed of sound, retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager is still making noise. This time the 89-year-old Yeager, who was featured in the movie "The Right Stuff," flew in the back seat Sunday of an F-15 Eagle instead of the experimental rocket plane, Bell X-1, he piloted on the historic flight. The F-15 took off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas and broke the sound barrier at more than 30,000 feet above California's Mojave Desert where Yeager achieved the feat on Oct. 14, 1947.
  • Felix Baumgartner will attempt to jump from stratosphere today

    10/14/2012 7:48:40 AM PDT · by Vince Ferrer · 186 replies
    Red Bull ^ | Oct 14, 2012 | Vince Ferrer
    There will be a second attempt today for Felix to jump from a ballon at 120,000 feet and parachute, breaking the record for high altitude jumps. There should be a live feed on the website.
  • Skydiver Felix Baumgartner set to break sound barrier

    10/09/2012 5:33:50 AM PDT · by Katya · 31 replies
    BBC ^ | 9 October 2012 | The Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will attempt to become the first human to break the sound ba
    The Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner will attempt to become the first human to break the sound barrier unaided by a vehicle. He is going to jump out of a balloon at more than 120,000ft (36.5km) above Roswell, New Mexico. In the near vacuum at that altitude, he should accelerate beyond about 690mph (1,110km/h) within 40 seconds. If all goes well, he will open a parachute near the ground to land softly in the desert, 10 minutes later.
  • Vapor/ sound barrier phenomenon

    08/14/2011 2:36:59 PM PDT · by 1raider1 · 63 replies
    8/14/2011 | self
    Thought this was neat.
  • The Attempts to Break a 50-Year-Old Free-Fall Record Continue

    05/19/2010 1:15:57 AM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 12 replies · 1,328+ views
    Popular Mechanics ^ | Jennifer Bogo
    As Joe Kittinger found out in 1960, it’s hard to jump from a height of 102,800 feet—let alone in an open gondola, in minus 100 F temperatures, wearing 160 pounds of equipment—and survive. As Michele Fournier reaffirmed this weekend on an airfield in Saskatchewan, it’s even more difficult to break that 50-year-old record for the highest free fall. The French parachutist attempted, for the fourth time, to rise to a height of 130,000 feet in a pressurized capsule dangling beneath a high-altitude air balloon, then step out of it and hurtle toward Earth at supersonic speed, breaking the sound barrier....
  • Great Shot of Ares 1-X Breaking Sound Barrier

    11/02/2009 9:15:12 AM PST · by TigerLikesRooster · 25 replies · 1,695+ views
    Chosun Ilbo ^ | 11/02/09
  • Israeli troops being deployed north of Gaza: radio

    09/24/2005 12:43:05 AM PDT · by HAL9000 · 14 replies · 847+ views
    Agence France-Presse | September 24, 2005
    The Israeli military Saturday ordered troops to move towards the sector north of the Gaza Strip, after a launching air strikes on the territory following militant rocket attacks, public radio said. A possible Israeli ground operation in the Palestinian territory, however complex in the wake of the army's historic pullout from the Gaza Strip on September 12, is being discussed by Israeli defence officials, the radio said. Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz was convening an emergency meeting of his top officials in Tel Aviv to evaluate the situation, the radio said. Palestinian militants have fired 30 makeshift rockets into Israel...
  • THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN THE SOUND BARRIER BREAKS ON YOUR HEAD!!

    02/14/2004 3:05:54 PM PST · by gonzo · 72 replies · 1,896+ views
    BOB LEES' CAMERA ^ | 2-14-04 | GONZO
    On June 4th, 1989, at an Air Show in London, Ontario, Canada, an RF-4-C Phantom of the Mississippi Air National Guard, accidentally cracked Mach-1, while doing the Show opening.As luck would have it, we were standing underneath it at the time. The photo was snapped by my brother as he was being blown off his feet:Cool, huh?...
  • SpaceShipOne Breaks the Sound Barrier

    12/17/2003 1:44:59 PM PST · by Frank_Discussion · 213 replies · 566+ views
    Scaled Composite Press Release ^ | December 17th, 2003
    SpaceShipOne Breaks the Sound Barrier Today, a significant milestone was achieved by Scaled Composites: The first manned supersonic flight by an aircraft developed by a small company's private, non-government effort. In 1947, fifty-six years ago, history's first supersonic flight was flown by Chuck Yeager in the Bell X-1 rocket under a U.S. Government research program. Since then, many supersonic aircraft have been developed for research, military and, in the case of the recently retired Concorde, commercial applications. All these efforts were developed by large aerospace prime companies, using extensive government resources. Our flight this morning by SpaceShipOne demonstrated that supersonic...
  • Sonic Boom Rocks Metro Area (Denver)

    10/02/2003 7:07:24 AM PDT · by RoughDobermann · 13 replies · 234+ views
    The Denver Channel ^ | UPDATED: 6:40 a.m. MDT October 2, 2003
    Noise Source Traced To Buckley Jets On Patrol DENVER -- Two F-16 jet aircraft from the 120th Fighter Squadron of the Colorado Air National Guard broke the sound barrier over the metro area Wednesday afternoon, creating a sonic boom that prompted dozens of worried phone calls to 911 operators from area residents. Buckley Air Force Base said that the two jets were flying an "irregular air patrol" for North American Aerospace Defense Command in support of Operation Noble Eagle when they both exceeded the speed of sound, causing the sonic boom. It was loudest over Westminster and Broomfield, according to...
  • The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Capt. Chuck Yeager - 357th Ftr. Grp. - Aug. 27th, 2003

    08/27/2003 12:00:44 AM PDT · by SAMWolf · 194 replies · 2,861+ views
    Lord, Keep our Troops forever in your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. God Bless America...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. Welcome to "Warrior Wednesday" Where the Freeper Foxhole introduces...
  • Parachutist Michel Fournier ready to make 40km sonic boom freefall through the stratosphere

    08/21/2003 6:49:18 PM PDT · by HAL9000 · 44 replies · 2,647+ views
    A French is on the point of trying to cross the wall of the sound in free fall The French parachutist Michel Fournier is on the point of trying a jump of 40.000 meters above the large Canadian plains, with the ambition to become the first man to cross the wall of the sound in free fall, indicated Thursday its attached of press. Eleven months after having had to be solved to defer to 2003 its tests, for lack of favorable weather conditions, this old ordering army, 59 years old, reinstalled since August 11 its headquarters on a site...
  • Yeager makes last military flight during air show

    10/28/2002 5:01:02 PM PST · by Excuse_My_Bellicosity · 15 replies · 235+ views
    Air Force Link ^ | 10/28/2002 | Leigh Anne Bierstine
    10/28/02 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) -- Aviation legend and retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager gave the F-15 Eagle one last ride Oct. 26, bringing his 60-year career flying military aircraft to a close in front of thousands of fans at the open house and air show here. Yeager, with Edwards test pilot Lt. Col. Troy Fontaine in the back seat, opened the event by climbing to just over 30,000 feet and impressed the crowd with his infamous sonic boom. Yeager first broke the sound barrier at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., in October 1947 when...