The New Supersonic Boom
Cars That Think
AUGUST 16, 2021
Piloting the bullet-shaped Bell X-1 rocket plane in 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first person to exceed the speed of sound while in horizontal flight. The Concorde went on to serve various destinations, including some in the United States, flying at supersonic speeds only over water. Everett Collection/Alamy.
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