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Quote by Igor Sikorsky

“This machine was a failure to the extent that it could not fly. In other respects it was a very important and necessary stepping stone.”

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Igor Sikorsky

Igor Sikorsky, an aircraft designer born on May 25, 1889, and died on October 26, 1972. He is known as the pioneer of modern helicopter design and has had a profound impact on the aviation industry. more

“At 42,000' in approximately level flight, a third cylinder was turned on. Acceleration was rapid and speed increased to .98 Mach. The needle of the machmeter fluctuated at this reading momentarily, then passed off the scale. Assuming that the off-scale reading remained linear, it is estimated that 1.05 Mach was attained at this time.”

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Author:Chuck Yeager

“Leveling off at 42,000 feet, I had thirty percent of my fuel, so I turned on rocket chamber three and immediately reached .96 Mach. I noticed that the faster I got, the smoother the ride. Suddenly the Mach needle began to fluctuate. It went up to .965 Mach - then tipped right off the scale ... We were flying supersonic. And it was a smooth as a baby's bottom; Grandma could be sitting up there sipping lemonade.”

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Book:Yeager: An Autobiography

Source: Yeager: An Autobiography

“Hey Ridley, that Machometer is acting screwy. It just went off the scale on me.”

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Author:Chuck Yeager

“As we went through mach one, the nose started dropping, so we just cranked that horizontal stabilizer down to keep the nose up. We got it above mach one, and once we got it above the speed of sound, then you have supersonic flow over the whole airplane, so you have no more shock waves on it that are causing buffeting...You really don't think about the outcome of any kind of a flight, whether it's combat, or any other kinds of flights, because you really have no control over it.”

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Author:Chuck Yeager

“You concentrate on what you are doing, to do the best job you can, to stay out of a serious situation. That’s the way the X-1 was.”

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Author:Chuck Yeager

“I am going to have a cup of tea, like any good Englishman.”

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Author:Brian Jones

“I showed it is possible to fly a little bit like a bird.”

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Author:Yves Rossy

“Buttons ... check. Dials ... check. Switches ... check. Little colored lights ... check.”

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Author:Bill Watterson

“Leader, bandits at 2 o'clock! Roger; it's only 1:30 now-what'll I do 'til then?”

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Author:Bill Watterson

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