On October 14th, 1947, US Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier by flying faster than the speed of sound. The plane was a X-1rocket plane built by the Bell Aircraft Company. This was a very good thing because has helped innovate the planes to how they are today. Prior to this experiment, people assumed that if you got faster than the speed of sound then the plane would just fall apart but this proved them wrong. This opened a whole new idea to the rest of the world with Fighter planes especially, advancing militairy technology. I think it is crazy to think someone volunteered to try this but luckily it all worked out and let us take huge steps towards innovation. I appreciate not only this event but all that were involved in the making of the experiment.
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