The automaker chose Oct. 14 for the announcement to mark the anniversary of Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier in 1947. The order books are now open for the first Mach 1 model in 17 years.

One of the world's most famous aviators has died: Chuck Yeager — best ... the speed of sound — Mach 1 — about 700 miles per hour at altitude. But Yeager was more than a pilot: In several ...

Chuck Yeager retraced history on Sunday ... the same location where he first flew past Mach 1 on October 14, 1947, the military said in a statement. Yeager, flying in the F-15 with an Air Force ...

Charles "Chuck" Yeager, a World War II fighter ace ... he managed to reach a top speed of 700 mph, or Mach 1.06. The breakthrough, which came at a time of widespread experimentation during ...

Chuck Yeager reached the speed of sound, Mach 1 (about 760 miles per hour), then surpassed it to reach Mach 1.07, about 821 miles per hour. The town of Victorville, California, became the first ...

Legendary airman Chuck Yeager — the first pilot in history ... He helped pave the way for the American space program by flying at Mach 1.05 — roughly 805 mph — at an altitude of 45,000 ...

that he exceeded Mach 1 prior to Chuck Yeager.” Between the top secrecy surrounding early supersonic flight and the Air Force’s bad record-keeping, it’s still unclear if the J35-powered XP ...

Chuck Yeager, a pilot who was already well known for his skill behind the flight stick of a P-51 Mustang during World War II, was the first pilot to travel Mach 1 on October 14th, 1947.

Exceeding Mach 1 was considered almost impossible to do safely in an aircraft, until Chuck Yeager did it, leading to the term the “sound barrier”. Consequently, once the apparent limit was ...