(WHSV) - Nearly 80 years ago on Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier. Yeager, a West Virginia native, was a combat fighter in World War ...

Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would ...

NASA's X-59 jet is on the verge of finally breaking the sound barrier as the agency looks forward to the aircraft's first supersonic flight this month.

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We’ve been writing this weekly column for close to 20 years. This one will be our last syndicated by King Features. We have aspired to stay true to this column’s original intent, to “break the sound ...

Skydiver, daredevil and extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner died Thursday. He was 56. The Austrian, who in 2012 became the first person to break the sound barrier with just his body, died in a ...

Discover how NASA's innovative helicopter design has achieved the remarkable feat of breaking the sound barrier. This groundbreaking achievement challenges our understanding of physics and showcases ...

When legendary pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier and flew the Bell X-1 past Mach 1 in 1947, it was the greatest aviation milestone ever achieved at that time. These days, however, reaching ...

The X-1’s fuselage was designed to resemble a .50 caliber bullet—one of the only shapes known to have stable flight at supersonic speeds. The Bell X-1 hangs today from the ceiling of the National Air ...

He stunned the world in 2012 when he became the first human to break the sound barrier with only his body after jumping from a capsule more than 24 miles over New Mexico He stunned the world in 2012 ...