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October 14 Sees Second Sound Barrier-Shattering World Record

Written by Dabney B. on Monday, October 15th, 2012

Sixty-five years ago Sunday, Chuck Yeager made history when he was the first person to ever break the sound barrier, achieving a speed of Mach 1 (about 761 mph) in the experimental rocket-propelled Bell X1 jet. At the venerable age ...

X-43 Can Fly Across US in Under 20 Minutes

Written by Dabney B. on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

When people think of jets, one of the very first things that come to mind is speed. For good reason, too – many jets are capable of breaking the sound barrier (768 mph) without too much difficulty. Just to put ...

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October 14 Sees Second Sound Barrier-Shattering World Record

X-43 Can Fly Across US in Under 20 Minutes

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