Before Yeager and Air Force test pilots Albert Boyd and H.E. Tom Collins put the MiG-15 through its paces, technicians inspected it for signs of sabotage and determined it was safe.

Being a test pilot isn’t always the healthiest business in the world. [In the 1950s, test pilots were being killed at the ...

XB-1’s supersonic flight took place in the same historic airspace where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time in 1947, according to Boom Supersonic. Keep up with the latest ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...

Feb. 12, 2025 — Getting at least 30 minutes of daily summer sun in the first year of life may mean a lower relapse risk for children who are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) later ...

Featuring 225 lots, this wide-ranging auction offers a distinctive array of fine art, decorative arts, timepieces, Native American and Asian items, lots of gold and silver, militaria, and much more.

similarly to how humans ... Feb. 13, 2025 — Many Japanese mothers are reluctant to send their children to childcare before the age of three due to the 'Three-Year-Old Myth,' which suggests that ...

The 12th flight by the company was conducted in a special air corridor over California that's reserved for supersonic tests – the same airspace, as it happens, where Chuck Yeager became the ...

Joshua Yeager covers Kern County and the Southern San Joaquin Valley for KVPR, and is a member of the Report For Americas Corps. This is the first time in KVPR's history that the station has a ...