Who is chuck yeager? (OT)

[Eric Engle]

The jet you are refering to is the Me-262 (messerschmitt): it was not the only
high speed jet aircraft, however it was the most reliable and produced in the
greatest quantity.

In fact, it was also the first jet to break the speed of sound. 
The first few pilots who had the misfortune to do so however were unable to
recover control of their aircraft. 
Consequently, the german air force strictly forbade flying the 262 beyond
certain speeds - also because high speed flight induced metal fatigue.
However Hans Guido Mutke did break the speed of sound and survived to tell the
tale.

Here http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schallmauer

Mutke died very recently
(http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/0,1518,295132,00.html)

http://hans-guido-mutke.wikiverse.org/


		
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