The Right Stuff - Chuck Yeager busts Mach 1

Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard) breaks the sound barrier in his orange plane! This event occured in 1947 and is depicted in The Right Stuff (1983).

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[scrubbypea]

INCREDIBLE! This has always been one of my favorites of all time. I was working at MGM/UA (back in the early 80's). At the time TRS was up for the academy awards, and I couldn't believe it didn't win. When I delivered mail to the producers' office who made the film, I told them that they had been robbed of their Best Picture award. Of course, this is just my opinion, but I still believe it's true. What a great film!

[A Chaps]

Awesome! I love this movie - a true under-the-radar classic. Got to enjoy the "Mach 1 Tune" as I call it as well as the barrel roll at the end. Anyway, interesting story regarding your connection to The Right Stuff.

[13098519]

- According to Chuck himself; Had he actually done that barrel role going mach 1 you would of found bits and pieces of of the X-1 scattered about several states of the USA..

[TheJabberwock]

music to get you hype!

[El Dictator]

Great british design there

[KRIZMIX]

This is what going to blast it, still going......Stage six....

[kdraper2007]

@Hammeron2M no, he worked several years as a test pilot, then was a commander of an F-86 Sabrejet Squadron in Germany, then made C.O. of an F-100 Squadron, went back to Edwards as Commandant of the U.S. air force astronaut school, then was wing commander of a B-57 bomber unit that saw action in Vietnam, then served as air attache in Pakistan.

[twinstu50]

Sorry about the late reply.

I concurr with your post.

I'm 60 now, I served my beautiful Australia for 2 years in the Army, then 21 in the R.A.A.F.

Apart from that, YES, 'The Right Stuff', I feel, was ignored.

Disgraceful.

[joel49er]

I just totally love this movie ever since I was a kid in the 80s.This is my favorite scene from the movie.I love especially after Chuck breaks the sound barrier and the scene shifts back to him after they are celebrating at the base and Chuck is still climbing and appears to get a glimpse of outer space....the "Mach 1 Tune" during this little part you nailed right on!

[mrw4lkm4n]

Here's to you, Gen. Yeager, you inspirational son of a buck!