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Of manmade devices, the tip of a whip first broke the sound barrier.


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Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in flight on October 14, 1947. This milestone achievement occurred in the Bell X-1 aircraft, named Glamorous Glennis, in the skies above the Mojave Desert.

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The Bell X-1 named Glamorous Glennis claims that title with certain reservations. Other aircraft may have reached that speed as early as 1944 but not in controlled level flight.

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James Thomas Fitz-Gerald, Jr.

Died September 20, 1948 in a plane crash.

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Chuck Yeager is credited with being the first man to break the sound barrier in level flight on 14 October 1947.

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14y ago

The tip of a whip when you crack it.

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