CHILDHOOD AND LIVING STATESIDE
Chuck wanted to learn how _____ worked
what are machines?
The plane Yeager flew during his stateside training
What is the Bell P-39 Airacobra?
The plane that broke the sound barrier
What is the Bell X-1?
The navy pilot who reached twice the speed of sound, causing the X-1A project to happen
Who is Scott Crossfield?
How old Chuck is currently
What is ninety-six years old?
The two things Chuck did with his grandfather
What is hunting and fishing?
The mission number that Yeager got shot down on
What is the eighth?
The person who picked Chuck to fly the X-1
Who is Colonel Albert Boyd?
The reward that Yeager was given due to surpassing the U.S. Navy speed record
What is the Distinguished Service Medal?
What Yeager used to close the X-1 hatch after breaking his ribs
What is a broomstick handle?
Where Chuck was born
What is Myra, West Virginia?
The name of Yeager's P-51
What is Glamorous Glennis?
How many glider flights Yeager flew in the X-1
What is three?
What Chuck did in the military after ending his test pilot career
What is Squadron Commander?
What rank Yeager retired as
What is Brigadier General ★?
Where Yeager and his wife met
What is Oroville, California?
The number of kills that Yeager got
What is 12.5 kills?
The project engineer of the Bell X-1 project
Who is Colonel Jack Ridley?
The speed Yeager got to in the X-1A
What is 1620 mph?
Chuck's level of vision (Ex: 20/20)
What is 20/10?
Who Chuck married
Who is Glennis Dickhouse?
How Yeager got out of France and the mountain ranged that he climbed over
What is the Pyrenees?
Approximately how many miles per hour Yeager flew the X-1
What is 700?
When the inertia of a heavy fuselage exceeded the ability of the aerodynamic forces and moments generated by the wing and empennage to stabilize the aircraft.
Credit: Wikipedia
What is Inertia Coupling?
(Did you know? Were you paying attention?)
Did Yeager enlist or get commissioned in the Army Air Corps?
What is Enlistment?