Nearly 80 years ago on Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier.

On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Yeager was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force who ...

The sound barrier is something many people have heard of, but few understand, as it's somewhat of a misnomer. The speed of sound is known as Mach 1 (767 mph), and when an object moves beyond this, ...

The second pilot to break the sound barrier was born and raised in North Dakota. Richard L. Johnson had been a standout baseball player and a highly-decorated bomber pilot during World War II. He was ...

On October 14, 1947, a young pilot from Lincoln County, West Virginia, changed the future of flight. Chuck Yeager, flying the ...