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Faster Than Sound
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/barrier/

Description:
Companion website for this Nova program about the breaking of the sound barrier (flying faster than the speed of sound) in 1947 by test pilot Chuck Yeager. Features cover the Bell X-1 aircraft and the team that worked with it, military applications of high-speed flight, the science behind sonic booms, and the fastest airplane, boat, and car (as of 1997). Includes a teacher's guide and program transcript.

LII Topics: Aviation, Transportation

Publisher:
WGBH

Extra Keywords
Public Broadcasting Service PBS super sonic

LII Database Information:
Record 24624 created by Jennifer English on 10/01/2007
Last modification on 10/04/2007
Published: 10/10/2007  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24624

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