SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Chuck Yeager, the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, is facing a very different type of challenge _ this one in a California courtroom. A homeowners ...

On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Yeager was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force who made history by flying an aircraft faster than the speed of sound. He made ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Senate Floor Senator Joe Manchin spoke on the Senate floor in honor of General Charles “Chuck” Yeager’s 90th birthday. What are some details of Chuck ...

(Reuters) - Chuck Yeager, the steely "Right Stuff" test pilot who took aviation to the doorstep of space by becoming the first person to break the sound barrier more than 70 years ago, died on Monday ...

Chuck Yeager, the famous pilot broke the sound barrier, also was a hero in the second World War. Flying his P-51 Mustang, Glamorous Glenn, he downed an astounding five German Bf-109s in a single ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A legendary American pilot is grounded in a Fresno courtroom, probably for the next couple weeks. Gen. Chuck Yeager is being sued for non-payment by the law firm Wild, Carter ...

CLARK AB, R.P. — Col. Charles E. (Chuck) Yeager, first pilot to crash the sound barrier, says that in spite of safety precautions there will eventually be a major accident in America's space program ...

On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Yeager was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force who made history by flying an aircraft faster than the speed of sound. He made ...