Chuck Yeager, the legendary pilot and retired Air Force brigadier general who broke the sound barrier in 1947, has died By Jared Keller Updated on Dec 8, 2020 Chuck Yeager, the legendary pilot and ...
While the F-104 was a monumental fighter in many ways ... turning the aircraft using nose and wingtip thrusters.” Chuck Yeager famously flew to the edge of space in an NF-104 before the ship ...