In which month and year did Yeager break the sound barrier?
November 1947
October 1948
September 1947
October 1947
Answer
On October 14, 1947, Captain Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1. He reached a speed of 700 miles per hour (1,127 km/h) over the Mojave Desert. This was a major milestone in the history of aviation, and it paved the way for the development of supersonic aircraft.
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