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Today in History, October 14, 1947: Test pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first test pilot to break the sound...
‘The Right Stuff’ turns 40: Celebrating the space race movie classic
Gold Derby via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager took Philip Kaufman, the writer/director of the lauded 1983...
Boom’s Supersonic Jet Just Hit the Skies for the First Time
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBoom Aviation’s XB-1 took a giant step forward in its mission to become the third civilian-built...
'The Right Stuff' at 40: Director Philip Kaufman on chasing demons in the sky to make a true...
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSpace.com has an exclusive interview with director Philip Kaufman for the 40th anniversary of "The...
NASA unveils its revolutionary X-59 Quesst 'quiet' supersonic jet (photos, video)
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA sleek white and blue supersonic jet on the tarmac. The X-59 is finally here. As NASA's newest...
After not becoming the first Black astronaut in space, Edward J. Dwight Jr. is headed there at 90
Scripps News via AOL· 1 hour agoDwight Jr. was picked by John F. Kennedy’s White House to join a test pilot program at Edwards Air...
Quiet Boom: Meet the NASA Test Pilot Who’ll Fly the Next Supersonic X-Plane
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoQ&A With a NASA Test Pilot for the New X-PlaneLockheed Martin NASA’s newest X-plane, the X-59, is on...
Tested: 2023 BMW X1 Is Practical, Not Experimental
Car and Driver US Reviews via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTested: 2023 BMW X1 Is Practical, Not ExperimentalBMW UPDATE 12/29/22: This review has been updated with test results. Despite a name shared with a...
He was almost America’s first Black astronaut, but Ed Dwight holds no grudges against Edwards AFB
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBAKERSFIELD, CalIf. (KGET) — There’s a new documentary airing on streaming services right now that reveals a different side of the early-’60s test-flight school at Edwards Air Force Base. It ...
Boom's supersonic jet moves toward debut flight (photos)
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoa small plane sits on the runway at sunset. A new supersonic jet has completed further milestones on...
