Chuck Yeager Says Sex Is Still Better Breaking The Sound Barrier | Letterman

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  • Brigadier General Chuck Yeager talks about his history making flight.
    (From "Late Night," air date: 9/10/82)
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  • @ivannovotny4552
    @ivannovotny4552 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Love Chuck's mischievous sparkling eyes and laughter.

  • @asynchronicity
    @asynchronicity 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Dude is one of a kind ❤

  • @stebstebanesier6205
    @stebstebanesier6205 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    October 14th 1997, the 50th anniversary of breaking the sound barrier, my kids and I were at the Airshow at Edwards AFB to hear Brigadier General Chuck Yeager do it again. I can't remember at what altitude he was flying, but when the PA announcer said that "Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager is over head and making Mach 2," the place went dead quiet. Then maybe 30 seconds later...a muffled boom, The place went crazy. Years later I found out that the F-15 he was flying that day was HIS...it was a retirement gift from the Air force.

  • @williamhastie5056
    @williamhastie5056 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Brilliant interview. A true American hero. 🇺🇸

  • @dsmith1888
    @dsmith1888 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    He's a legend is Chuck Yeager. All the X-plane test pilots were absolutely fearless, putting their lives at risk flying these experimental aircrafts to the limits, just so US military/agencies could pursue research into high-speed aircraft.
    Chuck Yeager was the first pilot to break the sound barrier at Mach 1 (660 mph) in 1947 with the X-1.
    And the X-15 aircraft flown by test pilot William Knight in 1967, reached a top speed of Mach 6.72 (4,520 mph). The X-15 aircraft holds the official world record for the fastest manned aircraft in history.
    The fact that the record hasn't been beaten in over 50 years, shows how incredible the test pilots and X-planes were.

    • @DouglasRichardson-er4ky
      @DouglasRichardson-er4ky 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ... $245/month is an amazing pay rate for that work 🤔

    • @brittcrowell
      @brittcrowell 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Define maned aircraft.

    • @dsmith1888
      @dsmith1888 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@brittcrowell - A machine that has a head of distinctively long and thick hair, that is able to fly by gaining support from the air?.

  • @S1L3NTG4M3R
    @S1L3NTG4M3R 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    ..He had the RIGHT stuff!!

  • @googleplussuxheavilyperfum5257
    @googleplussuxheavilyperfum5257 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It's such a treat to see these guests and interviews.
    What a shame that TH-cam wasn't around so that Johnny could do something like this, I don't know if he would've but it'd have been great.

    • @invisibot6
      @invisibot6 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      There's tons of Carson videos on youtube

  • @craigmahon1303
    @craigmahon1303 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The word "hero" is tossed around these days, but General Yeager really was one.

  • @Rob_Kates
    @Rob_Kates 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You can tell that this guy had endless courage and a brilliant mind.

  • @ronsandlin9618
    @ronsandlin9618 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Wow, what a hero. I’d be biting my tongue not to ask him how big his balls were. He trained astronauts! Incredible. And Brother Theodore to boot!!??? C’mon this is brilliant.

  • @davewestner
    @davewestner 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Chuck was clearly a riot.

  • @gartwilliams3347
    @gartwilliams3347 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    “Who’s the greatest pilot I ever saw? Well, there’s a lot of them. But there was one…who’s the best pilot I ever saw? Well, you’re looking at him!” Chuck Yeager 👈

  • @zenseed75
    @zenseed75 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The airport named after him can be a wild landing.

  • @catherinegigliotti1368
    @catherinegigliotti1368 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Best flying stories ever...

  • @richardjames1946
    @richardjames1946 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The fastest man alive , thx General

  • @MidnightV6
    @MidnightV6 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    4,520??? I get scared at 200mph but that’s in a car lol

  • @robforsyth8254
    @robforsyth8254 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What a ratbag! Love this man as a pilot and a person…had a smile and a glint in his eyes that just spoke volumes and was testimony to his character. Live on legend!

  • @BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr
    @BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Excellent art direction. Would love to see more best of, Re fast and creative problem solving. ❤

  • @michelenichele294
    @michelenichele294 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Additionally, when Chuck broke the sound barrier in the X-1, the whole thing was top secret, so his great accomplishment was not publicized at the time.😢

  • @mannybravo237
    @mannybravo237 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I took a cruise down Chuck Yeager Rd, just outside Beale AFB, in Northern Calif. Back around the covid lockdown time.
    Quiet, quaint country drive...

  • @joseaamorosalicea6783
    @joseaamorosalicea6783 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Had the honor of meeting him twice with Bud Thompson and work on his book. They make them like that anymore!

  • @t7489
    @t7489 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Rip, sweet prince

  • @michaelparks6120
    @michaelparks6120 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Oh, he had to say that or the other guys would beat the hell outta him and say it was coyotes.

  • @bobbyk9815
    @bobbyk9815 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Must be animated simulation day.

  • @squinkque
    @squinkque 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wait a sec, where's the Brother Theodore segment?! Chuck was great but he wasn't quite the legend that was Brother Theodore.

  • @MrDuds1984
    @MrDuds1984 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Have any Beeman’s?

    • @abundantYOUniverse
      @abundantYOUniverse 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Damn right. I met him twice.

    • @AlanDavidDoane
      @AlanDavidDoane 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Greg? Great actor!

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "Is that a man?". "Yes, yes it is".

  • @ronflatter1235
    @ronflatter1235 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A Dunphy classic.

  • @finnduffy4548
    @finnduffy4548 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You forgot a that in the title

    • @AlanDavidDoane
      @AlanDavidDoane 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The word "that" is almost always unnecessary in effective communication. We all understood what the title meant.

    • @michelenichele294
      @michelenichele294 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No, they forgot the word “than.”
      (Just sayin’)😂

  • @ron10jean
    @ron10jean 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😂😂

  • @RaySpainPlayer
    @RaySpainPlayer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    An actual hero