The Quest for Mach One
A First-Person Account of Breaking the Sound Barrier
- 142pages
- 5 heures de lecture
On October 14, 1947, Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager burst through the sound barrier in his Bell X-1 rocket plane by flying faster than Mach 1.0. For the first time, here is the heroic story of the teamwork behind the explosive dawn of the jet age--told by the men who made it happen. 25 color & 100 b&w photos.
