Chuck Yeager passes away at the age of 97
twentyfive
Living well and enjoying my retirement
His widow said his was a life well lived, he definitely had the Right Stuff and he was one of my own personal heroes
Godspeed
R. I. P.
Godspeed
R. I. P.
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The second was a flight he took with Neil Armstrong (yup, that one) with NA in the front seat. He had told NA that one particular part of the salt flats was too soft to support the aircraft. He was pooh-poohed and NA made the landing - whereupon, the landing gear broke through the crust, and the airplane refused to move despite the engines running at full power! "Nice day for a walk home, Neil."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/us/ch…
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