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Today, we focus on Oct. 14, 1947—the first time any aircraft intentionally broke the sound barrier.
Then-Capt. Charles E. Yeager, in the Bell X-1 rocket-propelled experimental aircraft, was the first man to exceed the speed of sound in level flight, crossing with little trouble an invisible threshold thought to be an impediment to aircraft development and to contemporary aircraft structures.
With its successful conduct of the XS-1 program, the #AirForce demonstrated the military could play a very meaningful role in experimental flight research.
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| Date Taken: | 10.15.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 11.03.2021 10:01 |
| Photo ID: | 6920518 |
| VIRIN: | 211015-F-RU464-0001 |
| Resolution: | 2100x1500 |
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| Location: | PENTAGON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
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