First American aircraft at faster than sound

On October 14, 1947, an American plane was the first to fly at a speed greater than that of sound. This plane was called X-One.

The experimental aircraft was designed to prevent the jingle of air impacting the surface of the aircraft at the speed of the sound. Air Force pilot Charles Yeager, known by nickname” Chuck”, was flying first plane.

The X-One aircraft was shaped like a bullet with short arms, and it was released from the body of a modified World War II bomber.

Captain Yeager lit all four rocket engines and performed the sound speed flight, describing 10 thousand and 500 meters at a record speed of 10,000 and 56 miles per hour. The Chuch Yegar jet is located at the National Space Museum in Washington.