Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeageris a retired brigadier general in the United States Air Force and record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPilot
Date of Birth13 February 1923
CityMyra, WV
CountryUnited States of America
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It's a payoff to John Glenn for his support of (President) Clinton and also the NASA budget. NASA needs the publicity and they couldn't have picked a better guy to hype the space program.
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Just before you break through the sound barrier, the cockpit shakes the most.
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The best pilots fly more than the others; that's why they're the best.
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I have flown in just about everything, with all kinds of pilots in all parts of the world - British, French, Pakistani, Iranian, Japanese, Chinese - and there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between any of them except for one unchanging, certain fact: the best, most skillful pilot has the most experience.
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Never wait for trouble.
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Hey Ridley, that Machometer is acting screwy. It just went off the scale on me.
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It's really difficult for fanatic churchgoers to understand God can't help me. I'm the only one who can help me.