October 14, 1947: the XS-1 plane, piloted by legendary combat ace, Chuck Yeager, is inching closer to the speed of sound. Suddenly, a thunderous sound erupts–it’s the world’s first man-made sonic boom. 🎥Breaking the Sound Barrier | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Discover more space history 👉https://trib.al/Qm3Wr0z Yeager was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force who made history by flying an aircraft faster than the speed of sound. He made his historic flight in a Bell X-1 rocket plane that he named "Glamorous Glennis" after his wife. Yeager had broken two ribs the night before when he fell off a horse, but that didn't stop him! His aircraft was dropped from a Boeing B-29 bomber b

October 14, 1947: the XS-1 plane, piloted by legendary combat ace, Chuck Yeager, is inching closer to the speed of sound. Suddenly, a thunderous sound erupts–it’s the world’s first man-made sonic boom. 🎥Breaking the Sound Barrier | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

Air Force Veteran Chuck Yeager is best known for becoming the first person to break the sound barrier by flying faster than Mach 1, the speed of sound. | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs