On this day in 1947 Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in level flight at Muroc Dry Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base), Calif. See photos of his flying suit here --> http://bit.ly/2CAxXmu #airhistory #avgeek | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

8.2K views · 218 reactions | It’s the plane — and the pilot — that changed the face of aviation. In 1947, a pilot made an attempt to do the impossible: fly faster than the speed of sound. Get the full fascinating story in Breaking the Sound Barrier, tonight at 8 PM on Smithsonian Channel. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook

191K views · 842 reactions | This week marks the 70th anniversary of the first supersonic flight. And it's still changing the world. | WIRED | Facebook

This supersonic plane's first space flight could make traveling to space a reality soon | NowThis Earth