Yeager

Yeager
/yay"geuhr/, n.
Charles (Elwood) ("Chuck"), born 1923, U.S. aviator and test pilot: the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound (1947).

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  • Yeager, Chuck — orig. Charles Elwood Yeager born Feb. 13, 1923, Myra, W.Va., U.S. U.S. test pilot. He served as a fighter pilot in World War II and became a flight instructor and test pilot after the war. Chosen to test fly the secret experimental X 1 aircraft,… …   Universalium

  • Yeager, Oklahoma — Infobox Settlement official name = Yeager, Oklahoma settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Yeager, Oklahoma mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country… …   Wikipedia

  • Yeager Airport — Charleston (Virginie Occidentale) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Charleston. Charleston …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Yeager, Chuck — orig. Charles Elwood Yeager (n. 13 feb. 1923, Myra, W.V., EE.UU.). Piloto de prueba estadounidense. Participó como piloto de caza en la segunda guerra mundial, y se hizo instructor de vuelo y piloto de prueba después de la guerra. Seleccionado… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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