Chuck Yeager
The first man to break the sound
barrier.
Chuck Yeager
Background
• Chuck was born on February 13, 1923. In
Myra West Virginia.
• But he grew up in a nearby village of Hamlin.
• He fought in World War II. Also in Vietnam.
• He was stationed all over the world during his
years in the military. His favorite was
Germany.
Obstacles
• When Chuck enlisted he had no college
education so when he went to flight
school he had to really work hard. But
he made it he had made it all the way
up to a general.
• When he brook the sound barrier, a few
days before he had broken some of his
ribs in a horse back ridding accident.
Accomplishments
• First person to break the sound barrier
(in the X-1).
• Then he was the first to go over 2 times
the speed of sound ( in the X-1A).
Chuck and Glamorous
Glennis.
Chuck would name all of his planes after
his wife Glennis.
Media
• After he broke the sound barrier he was
thought of as a hero.
• After the Air Force let the world know
what he had done, Chuck went all over
making speeches telling people want
they wanted to know about his flight in
the X-1.
Lessons
• You should always do what you like to
do.
• Never underestimate your abilities.
• Don’t concentrate on the risks of doing
something because it may cause you to
not do something you will really enjoy.
Quotes
• Never wait for trouble.
• Rules are made for people who aren’t willing
to make up their own.
• There’s no such thing as a natural-born pilot.
• You do what you can for as long as you can,
and when you finally can’t, you do the next
best thing. You back up but you don’t give up.
• You don’t concentrate on risks. You
concentrate on results. No risk is too great to
prevent the job from getting done.