Chuck Yeager Says Sex Is Still Better Breaking The Sound Barrier | Letterman

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  • Опубліковано 12 жов 2023
  • Brigadier General Chuck Yeager talks about his history making flight.
    (From "Late Night," air date: 9/10/82)
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  • @ivannovotny4552
    @ivannovotny4552 9 місяців тому +11

    Love Chuck's mischievous sparkling eyes and laughter.

  • @stebstebanesier6205
    @stebstebanesier6205 9 місяців тому +6

    October 14th 1997, the 50th anniversary of breaking the sound barrier, my kids and I were at the Airshow at Edwards AFB to hear Brigadier General Chuck Yeager do it again. I can't remember at what altitude he was flying, but when the PA announcer said that "Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager is over head and making Mach 2," the place went dead quiet. Then maybe 30 seconds later...a muffled boom, The place went crazy. Years later I found out that the F-15 he was flying that day was HIS...it was a retirement gift from the Air force.

  • @asynchronicity
    @asynchronicity 9 місяців тому +11

    Dude is one of a kind ❤

  • @dsmith1888
    @dsmith1888 9 місяців тому +13

    He's a legend is Chuck Yeager. All the X-plane test pilots were absolutely fearless, putting their lives at risk flying these experimental aircrafts to the limits, just so US military/agencies could pursue research into high-speed aircraft.
    Chuck Yeager was the first pilot to break the sound barrier at Mach 1 (660 mph) in 1947 with the X-1.
    And the X-15 aircraft flown by test pilot William Knight in 1967, reached a top speed of Mach 6.72 (4,520 mph). The X-15 aircraft holds the official world record for the fastest manned aircraft in history.
    The fact that the record hasn't been beaten in over 50 years, shows how incredible the test pilots and X-planes were.

  • @S1L3NTG4M3R
    @S1L3NTG4M3R 9 місяців тому +8

    ..He had the RIGHT stuff!!

  • @williamhastie5056
    @williamhastie5056 9 місяців тому +6

    Brilliant interview. A true American hero. 🇺🇸

  • @ronsandlin9618
    @ronsandlin9618 9 місяців тому +6

    Wow, what a hero. I’d be biting my tongue not to ask him how big his balls were. He trained astronauts! Incredible. And Brother Theodore to boot!!??? C’mon this is brilliant.

  • @davewestner
    @davewestner 9 місяців тому +5

    Chuck was clearly a riot.

  • @Rob_Kates
    @Rob_Kates 9 місяців тому +2

    You can tell that this guy had endless courage and a brilliant mind.

  • @gartwilliams3347
    @gartwilliams3347 9 місяців тому +9

    “Who’s the greatest pilot I ever saw? Well, there’s a lot of them. But there was one…who’s the best pilot I ever saw? Well, you’re looking at him!” Chuck Yeager 👈

  • @googleplussuxheavilyperfum5257
    @googleplussuxheavilyperfum5257 9 місяців тому +6

    It's such a treat to see these guests and interviews.
    What a shame that UA-cam wasn't around so that Johnny could do something like this, I don't know if he would've but it'd have been great.

    • @invisibot6
      @invisibot6 9 місяців тому +2

      There's tons of Carson videos on youtube

  • @craigmahon1303
    @craigmahon1303 9 місяців тому +4

    The word "hero" is tossed around these days, but General Yeager really was one.

  • @zenseed75
    @zenseed75 9 місяців тому +3

    The airport named after him can be a wild landing.

  • @richardjames1946
    @richardjames1946 9 місяців тому +2

    The fastest man alive , thx General

  • @catherinegigliotti1368
    @catherinegigliotti1368 9 місяців тому +2

    Best flying stories ever...

  • @mclaren720
    @mclaren720 9 місяців тому +2

    4,520??? I get scared at 200mph but that’s in a car lol

  • @michelenichele294
    @michelenichele294 9 місяців тому +2

    Additionally, when Chuck broke the sound barrier in the X-1, the whole thing was top secret, so his great accomplishment was not publicized at the time.😢

  • @BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr
    @BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr 9 місяців тому +2

    Excellent art direction. Would love to see more best of, Re fast and creative problem solving. ❤

  • @t7489
    @t7489 9 місяців тому +1

    Rip, sweet prince

  • @joseaamorosalicea6783
    @joseaamorosalicea6783 9 місяців тому

    Had the honor of meeting him twice with Bud Thompson and work on his book. They make them like that anymore!

  • @michaelparks6120
    @michaelparks6120 9 місяців тому +2

    Oh, he had to say that or the other guys would beat the hell outta him and say it was coyotes.

  • @mannybravo237
    @mannybravo237 9 місяців тому +1

    I took a cruise down Chuck Yeager Rd, just outside Beale AFB, in Northern Calif. Back around the covid lockdown time.
    Quiet, quaint country drive...

  • @bobbyk9815
    @bobbyk9815 9 місяців тому +2

    Must be animated simulation day.

  • @squinkque
    @squinkque 9 місяців тому +1

    Wait a sec, where's the Brother Theodore segment?! Chuck was great but he wasn't quite the legend that was Brother Theodore.

  • @MrDuds1984
    @MrDuds1984 9 місяців тому +3

    Have any Beeman’s?

  • @ron10jean
    @ron10jean 9 місяців тому

    😂😂

  • @ronflatter1235
    @ronflatter1235 9 місяців тому

    A Dunphy classic.

  • @finnduffy4548
    @finnduffy4548 9 місяців тому +1

    You forgot a that in the title

    • @AlanDavidDoane
      @AlanDavidDoane 9 місяців тому

      The word "that" is almost always unnecessary in effective communication. We all understood what the title meant.

    • @michelenichele294
      @michelenichele294 9 місяців тому

      No, they forgot the word “than.”
      (Just sayin’)😂

  • @RaySpainPlayer
    @RaySpainPlayer 9 місяців тому +1

    An actual hero