My grandfather and grandmother both worked for NASA at that time. My Grandfather was an electrician that worked on the plane that Chuck flew. This gives me a great since of pride in his work and his life.
Dozens of pilots died trying to fly faster than the speed of sound. We will never know all their names. The only reason we know Chuck Yeager is he was the first one that lived.
Google George Welch; He was first by 2 weeks in an F86 Sabre. NASA was embarrassed that North American Aviation had beaten them in an actual production aircraft and not a test plane that they refused to acknowledge Georges flight even though it was carried out on the same test site and the same recording equipment ( owned by NASA ). Hate when politics gets in the way of truth. NASA poured bucket loads on tax payers money into the project so it would not have looked good to upstaged by a rival company..
I remember being at the Edwards AFB Airshow in 87'. Yeager was still flying then and to commemorate the event he did a mach-1 low altitude flyby in an F4. I can still vividly remember that sonic boom. Pure class.
Unless we find some other barrier between sound and light, Chuck Yeager can say he is the first person to break the highest attainable speed barrier. No other human on the planet can say they were the first to break this barrier other than him.
The forward visibility, especially while landing must not have been as excellent as the speed record that was established in 1947... These guys that flew those things with wings clearly had steel nerves....
So sad to hear about the recent passing of Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the first pilot to fly supersonic. He has made immeasurable contributions to aviation and will be missed.
When I was 12, Gen. Yeager did an A/C Delco commercial... His cavalier attitude about aviation sealed the deal to be a wrench in the Naval Aviation side of the military... RIP General...
Godspeed General Yeager. Our nation mourns your passing but rests knowing that you're now flying higher than ever before. 🇺🇸 ""Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air. "Up, up the long delirious burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace, where never lark, or even eagle, flew; and, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of God"
Enjoy your rest now , the world is a lesser place without you, thank you for all of your efforts in the expansion of the human endeavors is science with your courage, curiosity and Honor.. We salute you sir..
Wonder how Chuck felt when he did that. Must've been priceless. Sort of in the league of people like Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong when it comes to danger and balls.
It hasn't changed actually, what you hear in old recordings is called the transatlantic accent, it is a learnt pronunciation of words. it was thought to help make old, rudimentary recordings more easily understood, and combat distortion in old recording equipment.
Did I read the news article correctly, he passed in the late evening on December SEVENTH ? ? 2020 of course. . . . . a new and honorable way of remembering Pearl Harbor. He is flying high above the clouds now.
RIP General Yeager, a true American hero, patriot, and legend.
Don’t think just American hero , I think a hero for everyone all over the world who can aspire to
No American soldier has ever been a hero
@@goodboymadesomemuffins5691 agree with you for the majority , but I think Chuck would be in the .1% that fits the status of hero
@@goodboymadesomemuffins5691 God just shut the fuck up.
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R.I.P. Chuck Yeager. You’re a true American hero the country lost another great Hero
RIP
Damn you beat me
I'm crying in tears
@@samsmotzzz2171 yes so sad
You can outrun sound, but not time :(
My grandfather and grandmother both worked for NASA at that time. My Grandfather was an electrician that worked on the plane that Chuck flew. This gives me a great since of pride in his work and his life.
You mean *NACA.*
R/thathappened
hey me too! my grandad worked for Bell and helped build this plane. maybe they knew each other
Didn't nasa get founded in the mid 1950s?
@@zhongxina9420 and the plane did this in 1947
RIP General Yeager, you did us all proud....
Dozens of pilots died trying to fly faster than the speed of sound. We will never know all their names. The only reason we know Chuck Yeager is he was the first one that lived.
GIJeff1944 is that an actual fact? Dozens?
What? The reason you know Chuck Yeager is because he was the first to fly supersonic, not because he didnt die
@@ytwos1 no
Google George Welch; He was first by 2 weeks in an F86 Sabre. NASA was embarrassed that North American Aviation had beaten them in an actual production aircraft and not a test plane that they refused to acknowledge Georges flight even though it was carried out on the same test site and the same recording equipment ( owned by NASA ). Hate when politics gets in the way of truth. NASA poured bucket loads on tax payers money into the project so it would not have looked good to upstaged by a rival company..
Chuck is still alive, 97 years old.
Gods Speed Chuck and give the Gemini pilots a hug for us RIP
Am I the only one who searched this after hearing Chuck Yeager's death? Speed of sound to Godspeed Chuck yeager! 😢
You haven’t seen “the right stuff?” Oh man...
@@birdfriday I will be
Yeager was (and is) a MAN amongst boys!
I remember being at the Edwards AFB Airshow in 87'. Yeager was still flying then and to commemorate the event he did a mach-1 low altitude flyby in an F4. I can still vividly remember that sonic boom. Pure class.
RIP Chuck. You’ll be honored with a starship named after you one day, I guarantee it.
Just when we think 2020 can't get any worse, we lose a hero.
97 years young...i’d take that contract all day! RIP Mr. Yeager. What a great American!
The Right Stuff!
There was a demon who lived in the air. They said whoever challenge him would die! The demon lived somewhere near mach 1 on the meter.
RIP Chuck Yeager, this day of December 7th 2020. A great American and hero.
as they say... he had "the right stuff"
Lol drum roll
R.I.P. sir! I was born in 1977. I saw The Right Stuff on V.H.S. when it came out thanks to my Dad. 😥👌👍
R.I.P Chuck Yeager
It's amazing how much footage of these days had Yeager or Hoover in at least one of the planes seen whether tester or chase.
With two broken ribs he broke the sound barrier, the future began that day October 14th, 1947
Rest In Peace Chuck Yeager! A WV legend!
One of my heros as a kid. Loved chuck and the right stuff.
This is one of my favorite moments in history! I mean, this guy went so fast and lived to tell about it!
Unless we find some other barrier between sound and light, Chuck Yeager can say he is the first person to break the highest attainable speed barrier. No other human on the planet can say they were the first to break this barrier other than him.
Captenstew This is and was a REAL hero that never had to lie to anyone about anything.
Chucks the man and Neil was some more jealous of him :)
Sure never lie...
One of our very best. Thanks for your remarkable service Gen. Yeager. RIP
The forward visibility, especially while landing must not have been as excellent as the speed record that was established in 1947... These guys that flew those things with wings clearly had steel nerves....
This man is my hero...
God bless Chuck Yeager. He will fly forever and go Mach 1 to touch our hearts. You will be missed. (;-;)7
Rest in peace, sir. You chased the edge of what was possible. You were a hero to me as a kid!
Came to salute a great man Chuck Yeager. Rest in peace sir
RIP, Chuck Yeager, you were my hero as kid growing up!
So sad to hear about the recent passing of Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the first pilot to fly supersonic. He has made immeasurable contributions to aviation and will be missed.
When I was 12, Gen. Yeager did an A/C Delco commercial... His cavalier attitude about aviation sealed the deal to be a wrench in the Naval Aviation side of the military... RIP General...
I got to meet General Yeager when I was 15 at Ramstein AFB, Germany...greatest pleasure I ever had
Godspeed General Yeager.
Our nation mourns your passing but rests knowing that you're now flying higher than ever before. 🇺🇸
""Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds -
and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of -
wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence.
Hovering there I've chased the shouting wind along
and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.
"Up, up the long delirious burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace,
where never lark, or even eagle, flew;
and, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
the high untrespassed sanctity of space,
put out my hand and touched the face of God"
Just got to see the plane at the smithsonian today. Yeager is WV's state pride.
RIP. You will be missed and loved.
R.I.P. Mr. Yeager, salute !
that time the american still had a Vision to make the world better
"Lend me a stick and I'll pay you back later
there's a little discount variety store in my state called bi-mart, recently they've been selling a little chewing gum called beman's.
Definitely took some real guts to test a plane like that....in 1947....
J G how? seems easy
@@ariesradke6193 its not
Enjoy your rest now , the world is a lesser place without you, thank you for all of your efforts in the expansion of the human endeavors is science with your courage, curiosity and Honor.. We salute you sir..
EXCELENTE CANAL......
Rest In Peace, Chuck Yeager.
can you tell me who owns the copyright to this clip? looking to use it in broadcast. thanks!
This man is still living, at the ripe old age of 96
He will live at least 10 more years too
@@tyronewilliams7451 unfortunately not and may he Rest In Peace
R.I.P Mr. Yeager, you will always be my hero!.
Rip chuck thank you for you service
RIP and Godspeed!
RIP Chuck Yeager I honard your sir thank you for your service and god rest his soul
REAL HERO
God speed, super-sonic man.
One of the greatest pilots! RIP :'(
RIP 97 Chuck Yeager he lived a good long life
If you did not know chuck was injured the entire time XD and he still did it
RIP, I just saw it on news 12 brooklyn
A brave man RIP
It's a crazy realization that Orville Wright got to see his invention break the sound barrier😂
See You, Space Cowboy...
Покойся с миром, Чак Йегер, ты был молодцом.
I'm totally crushed, fly on cowboy
Rip, incredible man
Rest In Peace
Keep in mind he did this while having two broken ribs. without telling others about it.
Yeager is the bomb!
RIP, General Yeager. Lord, Please, send us more heroes.
Goodbye captain, you are remembered.❤
Rest in peace sir.
Thank you for your incredible sacrifice. God bless . You truly are an Amercian hero.
Rip🙏
R.I.P
RIP
Wonder how Chuck felt when he did that. Must've been priceless. Sort of in the league of people like Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong when it comes to danger and balls.
RIP General Yeager
Rip chuck yeager
He is true Hero! The Legend!
RIP Chuck.
Keep chewing that Beemans 💙💪
Go Chuck!!
RIP Chuck Yeager
Dam man RIP
From West Virginia
1000 years from now, it will be his descendant to break the light speed barrier
Rest In Peace general.
RIP legend
so this was the Chuck Yeager guy who broke the speed of sound
Th impressive thing for me is that it has a straight wing and went supersonic absolutely mad
And the irony of this WWII ACE hero flying away on Pearl Harbor day! Thank you General! Godspeed to Glennis!
Descanse en paz el gran Chuck Yeager. Héroe para muchos pilotos del planeta.
sky is his all life~
a hero not just for the US but for all pilots and astronauts everywhere!!!
I should have a Die-cast design of the Bell X1
Rip
The Americans in the 20th century had another accent, why is the accent different in the 21th century.
It hasn't changed actually, what you hear in old recordings is called the transatlantic accent, it is a learnt pronunciation of words. it was thought to help make old, rudimentary recordings more easily understood, and combat distortion in old recording equipment.
Have you ever listened to British accents back then? They are hilarious. All clipped and spoken at mach 6.
When you are looking down that engine exhaust, be sure the engine is off!
how do one go faster then sound? sound is all around no escaping it.
Unless you are deaf. Tree falling in the forest and all that........
Now he’s dead . But he entered a kingdom like no other . Fly high hero and rip 🪦
A true American. They don't make em like Col. Chuck Yeger anymore
General Chuck Yeager...SIR!
God speed chuck yeager. Hope you are flying with Bob Hoover up in heaven. Thank you sir
Seventy-third Anniversary today, 20201014
Who recorded him
"... put the spurs to 'er, Chuck..."
eren Yeager is that you?
Did I read the news article correctly, he passed in the late evening on December SEVENTH ? ? 2020 of course. . . . . a new and honorable way of remembering Pearl Harbor. He is flying high above the clouds now.