Chuck at Mach 2.43 in 1953
It happened on this day in 1953 …
US pilot Chuck Yeager took the experimental X-1A to Mach 2.43 and reached 90,000 feet !
All did not go smoothly –
Inertial coupling caused Yeager to loose control – as the craft pitched, yawed and rolled, it fell 51,000 feet in 51 seconds until Yeager pulled it out at 29,000 feet – then landed safely.
Americans have always been best at pushing the limits.
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