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What to do???? Without Pitch Control, Can’t Break the Sound Barrier
Sunday, October 10th, 2021Tags: Air Force, Army Air Corps, Bob Hoover, CA, California, Charles Yeager, Chuck Yeager, Colonel Al Boyd, crew chief, Dick Frost, dry lakebed, Edwards AFB, flying, flying with Chuck Yeager, General Chuck Yeager, General Yeager, Jack Ridley, Jack Russell, Muroc, Rogers Dry Lake, X-1, Yeager
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End of the Line – Looking Like Can’t Break Sound Barrier
Wednesday, October 6th, 2021Tags: CA, California, Charles Yeager, Chuck Yeager, flying with Chuck Yeager, General Chuck Yeager, General Yeager, Glamorous Glennis, Victoria Yeager, X-1, Yeager
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Captain Chuck Yeager’s 1st flight in XS-1
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021Tags: Army Air Corps, Army Air Force, Army Air Forces, Bell X-1, Charles Yeager, Chuck Yeager, General Chuck Yeager, General Yeager, in flight, inflight, Muroc, X-1, Yeager
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1947: Recording the Shock Wave on the X-1
Monday, October 13th, 2014Tags: Chuck Yeager, Jack Ridley, X-1, XS-1
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Broken Ribs Before Breaking the Sound Barrier
Monday, October 13th, 2014Tags: broken ribs, CA, Chuck Yeager, doctor, Edwards AFB, flight doctor, Glamorous Glennis, Jack Ridley, supersonic, USAF, veterinarian, X-1
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The Hell There Ain’t….
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013Tags: Air Force, Army Air Corps, Bell X-1, break the sound barrier, CA, California, Chuck Yeager, Fire, fire warning light, flying, flying with Chuck Yeager, General Yeager, Jack Ridley, MACH 1, nitrogen, Ridley, Sound barrier, Victoria Yeager, warning light, X-1, Yeager
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How Can I Bust my Butt, How can I Prevent It? Chuck Yeager’s Advice Re Flying: Rule 1:
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013Tags: Air Force, airplane, breaking the sound barrier, Chuck Yeager, cockpit, flying, Flying lesson, flying with Chuck Yeager, General Yeager, jato, plane, rocket plane, Test Pilot, Victoria Yeager, X-1, Yeager
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Why Chuck Yeager is an American Hero by Bob Crowley
Friday, March 23rd, 2012Tags: Air Force, Bob Crowley, breaking the sound barrier, Chuck Yeager, duty, hero, MACH 1, X-1
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Capt Chuck Yeager Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross 1949
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011Tags: 1949, Air Force, airplane, Bell X-1, CA, California, Capt, Captain, Chuck Yeager, Cold War, Edwards AFB, Edwards Air Force Base, flying, flying with Chuck Yeager, ground take-off, plane, Rogers Dry Lake, take-off, World War II, X-1
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