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Title: Happy 65th Anniversary
Post by: rpm on October 16, 2012, 06:31:44 AM

65 years to the second Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager at age 89 celebrated breaking the sound barrier by breaking the sound barrier.  :salute
http://www.lvrj.com/multimedia/Brig-Gen-Chuck-Yeager-commemorates-a-174110841.html
(http://imageshack.us/a/img842/523/chuckyeager.png)
Put the spurs to her, Chuck!

Title: Re: Happy 65th Anniversary
Post by: bortas1 on October 16, 2012, 09:48:25 AM

 :salute

Title: Re: Happy 65th Anniversary
Post by: Pigslilspaz on October 16, 2012, 11:50:08 AM

 :salute

Title: Re: Happy 65th Anniversary
Post by: SmokinLoon on October 16, 2012, 12:44:55 PM

 :salute

Title: Re: Happy 65th Anniversary
Post by: smoe on October 16, 2012, 12:52:08 PM

 :salute


Does anyone know who was first to fix the sound barrier?  :neener:

Title: Re: Happy 65th Anniversary
Post by: Shuffler on October 16, 2012, 02:13:47 PM

 :salute

Title: Re: Happy 65th Anniversary
Post by: Plawranc on October 16, 2012, 03:44:58 PM

It was an absolute pleasure to meet this man at the Avalon Australian International airshow.

A true aviation pioneer  :rock

 :salute

Title: Re: Happy 65th Anniversary
Post by: Seanaldinho on October 16, 2012, 03:58:36 PM

From what Im told he flew the Eagle from takeoff to landing.  :aok :cheers: :airplane: