1. The Secret Fight to Break the Sound Barrier During the Cold War
Conquering Demons
The Secret Fight to
Break the Sound Barrier
During the Cold War

2. Wall of Demons ~ Able to tear man and machine apart.
Scientists thought that the sound barrier was a solid.
Many early war pilots and test pilots met their death trying to pass through this invisible wall.

3. “There’s no such thing as a natural born pilot
“There’s no such thing as a natural born pilot. Generally, the person with the most experience is best.”

4. “We didn’t know if we could break the sound barrier
“We didn’t know if we could break the sound barrier. But it was our duty to try. That’s the way I looked at it.”

5. “Later I realized that the mission has to end in a let-down because the real barrier wasn’t in the sky but in our knowledge and experience of supersonic flight.”

6. The Right Stuff was about Test Pilots and Early Astronauts.
“My secret to flying success was that somehow I always managed to live to fly another day.”

7. Today the Glamorous Glennis is on display in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.

8. On the 50th anniversary of breaking the sound barrier, Chuck Yeager flew Mach 2 in the F-15 Eagle, his favorite aircraft.