For the first time, the exciting inside story of the breaking of the sound barrier as told by Chuck Yeager and his X-1 team members.

FREE shipping on qualifying offers. Chuck Yeager is a wonderful story teller and it's hard to put the book down after you start. For the first time, the exciting inside story of the breaking of the sound barrier as told by Chuck Yeager and his X-1 team members. World renowned stunt pilot Bob Hoover was Yeager's chase pilot that fatefull morning.

On October 14, 1947, Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager burst through the sound barrier in his Bell X-1 rocket plane by flying faster than Mach . For the first time, here is the heroic story of the teamwork behind the explosive dawn of the jet age-told by the men who made it happen

On October 14, 1947, Charles E. For the first time, here is the heroic story of the teamwork behind the explosive dawn of the jet age-told by the men who made it happen. 25 color & 100 b&w photos.

In a compendium of reminiscences, photographs, and experts' discussions, the surviving participants in the development and flying of the Bell X-1 rocket plane that broke the sound barrier in 1947 recount their experiences. 17,500 first printing.

Chuck Yeager, Bob Cardenas, Bob Hoover. On October 14, 1947, flying the Bell X-1 rocket plane, Chuck Yeager burst through the mythical sound barrier at mach ., to become the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound., to become the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound

Signed by Chuck Yeager on the title page, the first person to break the sound barrier. Introduction by Walter Boyne. Afterword by Jeffrey Ethell.

Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Chuck Yeager on the title page, the first person to break the sound barrier. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jaye Zimet. In a compendium of reminiscences, photographs, and experts' discussions, the surviving participants in the development and flying of the Bell X-1 rocket plane that broke the sound barrier in 1947 recount their experiences.

Yeager, Chuck, Cardenas, Bob, Hoover, Bob, Russell, Jack, and Young, James. New York: Penguin, 1997. Yeager, Chuck, and Janos, Leo. Yeager. New York: Bantam, 1985.

Yeager, Chuck, Bob Cardenas, Bob Hoover, Jack Russell and James Young. New York: Penguin Studio, 1997. Yeager, Chuck and Leo Janos. Yeager: An Autobiography. New York: Bantam Books, 1986. The Sound Barrier on IMDb. The Sound Barrier at the TCM Movie Database. The Sound Barrier at AllMovie. Awards for The Sound Barrier.

For the first time, the exciting inside story of the breaking of the sound barrier as told by Chuck Yeager and his X-1 .

For the first time, the exciting inside story of the breaking of the sound barrier as told by Chuck Yeager and his X-1 team members. It is a beautifully illustrated book with 125 photos, many from the authors private collections that have never been seen by the public or published before. It also includes a chapter on famous aviatrix and motion picture stunt pilot Pancho Barnes and her Happy Bottom Riding Club. Pancho offered a free steak to the first man to break the sound barrier (Mach One) and Yeager.

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