Chuck Yeager X-1A Mach 2.44 Record and Incident - Audio & Footage (1953-12-12)

X-1A on board film sequences (including Chuck Yeager's December 12, 1953 record breaking flight), roughly matched to mission audio.
Footage from other flights was used to cover release, landing and tracking views. Audio was edited and only parts with matching footage are shown.
Subtitles were added based on the audio transcript.
Audio and transcript from www.chuckyeage...
Research, editing, image cleanup and color correction by RetroSpace HD.
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Charles Elwood Yeager (February 13, 1923 - December 7, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight.
Shortly after reaching Mach 2.44, Yeager lost control of the X-1A at about 80,000 ft (24,000 m) due to inertia coupling, a phenomenon largely unknown at the time. With the aircraft simultaneously rolling, pitching, and yawing out of control, Yeager dropped 51,000 ft (16,000 m) in less than a minute before regaining control at around 29,000 ft (8,800 m). He then managed to land without further incident.
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