The Right Stuff - Yeager Mach 1

Scene from the movie "The Right Stuff" where Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier for the first time in history.

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[Jim Bryant]

"Put the spurs to 'er Chuck"

[1king4all]

The opening title score is pure in your face adrenaline charge.

[weebles1970]

IF the U.S. had listened to and helped finance Dr Robert H Goddard back in the 20's and 30's, WE would have been in the contending for rocket works BEFORE the Germans. They followed on what Goddard had been working on and that is why they made V1 and V2 rockets.

[LazlosPlane]

So? We still kicked their asses in the Big One, and beat the Russians to the moon.

[LazlosPlane]

A great time to live in America. Before the big banks took over, before the neo--cons destroyed the Constitution by flying jets into the WTC, and before NAFTA and GATT made it profitable to dismantle American industry and commerce.

USA

R,I;P.

[Citrohan]

I'm with you. If you don't shed a tear watching this, then there's something wrong with you.

[Kyle Lorrin]

The V-1 used an air breathing pulse jet.

[DUanglingsociety]

This is beautiful. 'Nuf said.

[Kristopher Vires]

Chuck Yeager broke the Sound Barrier with two broken ribs, wearing a leather jacket and football helmet... Most modern cars have better safety systems than the X-1. That's why we Americans call those people "The Greatest Generation." Because they were.

[Marlon James]

Everything that is great about America is in this film.

[Marlon James]

ha ha ha thats great!!

[Peter43John]

wait a minute! why are the wings on the X-1 STRAIGHT OUT?????: I thought that the SWEPT BACK WING was critical to breaking the sound barrier! Look at ALL of today's jets-they all have swept back wings!

[crosstimbers2]

And Slick Goodlin never ever flew Mach 1.....