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After becoming a Fighter Ace in World War II; Chuck Yeager was a test pilot and flew the Bell XS-1 which was built to try to fly faster than the speed of sound.

The Bell XS-1 had what was referred to as a "flying tail" so that the shock wave (caused by flying in the trans sonic region), which formed on the hinge of the horizontal stabilizer, would not disable the controls.

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the one person who broke the sound barrier was chuck yeager

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Chuck Yeager was traveling at about 740 miles per hour when he broke the sound barrier. This speed is also known as Mach 1.

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No one's really sure how many times Chuck Yeager flew faster than the speed of sound, but the first time he tried it he did it.

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October 14, 1947

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