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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Cherlie on October 26, 2002, 11:12:14 PM

Title: Chuckies at it again
Post by: Cherlie on October 26, 2002, 11:12:14 PM

you go boy!

http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/West/10/26/yeager.sound.ap/index.html

CB

Title: Chuckies at it again
Post by: AKDejaVu on October 27, 2002, 12:08:16 AM

Mr. Yeager is one of my all-time most respected people.  His acomplishments in aviation history simply speak for themselves.

But what really impresses me about Chuck is the total distain he has for anyone that thinks being good at a game means they'd be good pilots in real life.

AKDejaVu

Title: Chuckies at it again
Post by: Cherlie on October 27, 2002, 08:50:10 AM

oh come on, anyone can withstand a 6 G turn!

CB

Title: Chuckies at it again
Post by: whgates3 on October 27, 2002, 08:17:12 PM

not to take anything away from General Yeager, but it seems to be a little known fact that he was not actually the 1st to go supersonic. George Welch in the XP-86 beat him to it by a few days.
http://home.att.net/~historyzone/Welch2.html
so Yeager wasn't the 1st to beat the sound barrier, but he was the 1st the beat the $hi+ out of it

Title: Chuckies at it again
Post by: funkedup on October 27, 2002, 08:20:37 PM

How many times has he "broken the sound barrier for the last time".  I swear this is at least the third.

Title: Chuckies at it again
Post by: Cherlie on October 27, 2002, 09:51:04 PM

Yeager breaks the sound barrier in his coffin maybe?

He could be like Jaws, or police acadamy.  Have multiply sequels!

CB