When was the sound barrier broken for the first time?
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When may the sound barrier have broken for the first time by dinosaurs? When was the sound barrier thought to be broken for the first time, but likely due to inaccurate ASI Readings? When was the sound barrier broken for the first time by an unmanned missile? When was the sound barrier broken for the first time, in a manned level flight?
150 million years ago
1942
3 October 1942
October 14, 1947
Sound barrier
When was the sound barrier broken for the first time?
Sound barrier Chuck Yeager ThrustSSC Supersonic speed Bell X-1 Red Bull Stratos Felix Baumgartner Jacqueline Cochran Hans Guido Mutke Budweiser Rocket
The <b>sound barrier</b> or sonic barrier is the sudden increase in aerodynamic drag 
and other undesirable effects experienced by an aircraft or other object when it 
approaches the speed of sound. When aircraft first began to be able to reach 
close to the speed of sound, ... routinely <b>broke</b> the <b>sound barrier</b> in flight, for the 
<b>first time</b> on 3 October 1942. As the <b>first</b> human to officially <b>break</b> the <b>sound barrier</b>, on October 14, 1947, he 
flew the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 and an altitude of 45,000 feet (13,700 m
)&nbsp;... ThrustSSC, Thrust SSC or Thrust supersonic car is a British jet car developed by 
Richard Noble ... This is the <b>first time</b> in history that a land vehicle has exceeded 
the speed of sound. The new records are as ... In setting the record, the <b>sound</b> 
<b>barrier</b> was <b>broken</b> in both the north and south runs. Paris, 11 November 1997. Supersonic travel is a rate of travel of an object that exceeds the speed of sound (
Mach 1). ... of flight over several decades, Concorde spent more <b>time</b> flying 
supersonically than all other aircraft combined by a considerable margin. ... The 
<b>first</b> production plane to <b>break</b> the <b>sound barrier</b> was an F-86 Canadair Sabre 
with&nbsp;... For the Irish band, see Bell X1 (band). Experimental rocket powered aircraft, <b>first</b> 
airplane to <b>break</b> the <b>sound barrier</b> in level flight. X-1. Bell X&nbsp;... Outcome, Balloon altitude record and <b>sound barrier broken</b>. Website, 
redbullstratos.com. Red Bull Stratos was a high altitude diving project involving 
Austrian skydiver Felix ... filled with helium, intending to become the <b>first</b> 
parachutist to <b>break</b> the <b>sound barrier</b>. ... <b>Time</b>, min, Elevation, ft, Delta <b>time</b>, min, 
Speed, ft/min. Felix Baumgartner is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil, and BASE jumper. He is 
best known for ... He became the <b>first</b> person to <b>break</b> the <b>sound barrier</b> without 
vehicular power relative to the surface on his descent. ... Baumgartner spent <b>time</b> 
in the Austrian military where he practiced parachute jumping, including training 
to&nbsp;... Jacqueline &quot;Jackie&quot; Cochran (May 11, 1906 – August 9, 1980) was an American 
pilot and business executive. She set many records and was the <b>first</b> woman to 
<b>break</b> the <b>sound barrier</b> on ... Sometimes called the &quot;Speed Queen&quot;, at the <b>time</b> of 
her death, no other pilot held more speed, distance, or altitude records in aviation
&nbsp;... However, Mutke never claimed he was the <b>first</b> person to <b>break</b> the <b>sound barrier</b>, 
but instead argued that his flight was merely proof that the Me 262 was capable&nbsp;... The Budweiser Rocket is an American 3-wheeled land vehicle, generally 
resembling the ... from a Sidewinder missile, that has been claimed as being the 
<b>first</b> vehicle to have <b>broken</b> the <b>sound barrier</b> on land. ... which was damaged 
badly enough to require a replacement, which in <b>time</b> was called the &quot;Budweiser 
Rocket&quot;.
1947
Chuck Yeager