Chuck Yeager Was the Perfect Pilot to Break the Speed of Sound

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In late 1947, the dream of flying faster than sound was just that: a dream. Enter: Chuck Yeager–a WW2 combat ace with the cool head and impeccable skills needed to man the world’s first supersonic plane: the Bell XS1.

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