I have that book and was lucky enough to have him sign it for me when I bumped into him at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He was there to drive the pace car.
if you are into aerospace at all, share this with your coworkers! this is a great interview. a legend! this is why people work in aerospace. so glad i stumbled upon this!
I read his autobiography during Iraq 2005. One of the wisest things I read was how he knew the engine would fail, so he dove to the ground fast as possible so the remaining glide would be minimal. It's like a "runaway machine gun" that you point into a safe direction as you break off the ammo belt and let the gun fire empty. It was simple and total genius.
The greatest pilot of all time was without a doubt, R.A. "Bob" Hoover... They were friends, but Hoover was by far see as the pilot's pilot! Hoover was the only pilot in history to be considered "insurable in any aircraft" by Lloyds of London. The documentary made just before his death, "Flying the Feathered Edge" is an excellent tribute and available for rent or purchase on Amazon!
Liked the interview. Johny was a pilot himself, I think. Gen. Yeager had talked about the 'flying wing' of the rear horizontal control in other online clips. I once heard that he participated in the design of that --- they had taken the Bell up to try it out at slower speeds and Yeager found that his controls would start to freeze up as he flue faster and faster --- very unsafe --- and he then had a 'heart to heart' conversation with the civilian engineers that designed that first aircraft. The upshot being that Yeager took a hacksaw and sawed off the non moving portion of that horizonal control set. Greased it up with some WD40, worked fine after that. Innovation at its most practical. If true, I wonder if the General got a patent for that?
@@spourt6558Wrong. 85 combat missions over Korea, with 6 Air Medals awarded. www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2801382/tv-entertainer-ed-mcmahon-served-in-the-marine-corps-during-3-wars/
American hero and aviation icon! Much respect n Godspeed Chuck.
An absolute legend. Rest Easy General
I have that book and was lucky enough to have him sign it for me when I bumped into him at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He was there to drive the pace car.
if you are into aerospace at all, share this with your coworkers! this is a great interview. a legend! this is why people work in aerospace. so glad i stumbled upon this!
Brilliant pilot and excellent communicator
Saw Yeager and Anderson fly P-51s at Oshkosh. They were both in their 70s. Incredible
I read his autobiography during Iraq 2005. One of the wisest things I read was how he knew the engine would fail, so he dove to the ground fast as possible so the remaining glide would be minimal. It's like a "runaway machine gun" that you point into a safe direction as you break off the ammo belt and let the gun fire empty. It was simple and total genius.
A great West Virginian and American and the greatest pilot ever
The greatest pilot of all time was without a doubt, R.A. "Bob" Hoover... They were friends, but Hoover was by far see as the pilot's pilot! Hoover was the only pilot in history to be considered "insurable in any aircraft" by Lloyds of London. The documentary made just before his death, "Flying the Feathered Edge" is an excellent tribute and available for rent or purchase on Amazon!
Pure professional
RIP General
Stainless Steel Balls! His secret weapon was fantastic eyesight. Twice as good as a normal man!
A true AMERICAN HERO!!!
Liked the interview. Johny was a pilot himself, I think. Gen. Yeager had talked about the 'flying wing' of the rear horizontal control in other online clips. I once heard that he participated in the design of that --- they had taken the Bell up to try it out at slower speeds and Yeager found that his controls would start to freeze up as he flue faster and faster --- very unsafe --- and he then had a 'heart to heart' conversation with the civilian engineers that designed that first aircraft. The upshot being that Yeager took a hacksaw and sawed off the non moving portion of that horizonal control set. Greased it up with some WD40, worked fine after that. Innovation at its most practical. If true, I wonder if the General got a patent for that?
George Carlin the only one on the panel who could fly without a plane.
Starting to get interesting and they went to commercial
Ed flew Corsairs, would have loved to hear them compare stories
Ed never flew in combat.
@@spourt6558 Still plenty of stories they could share just aviation.
@@spourt6558Wrong. 85 combat missions over Korea, with 6 Air Medals awarded.
www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2801382/tv-entertainer-ed-mcmahon-served-in-the-marine-corps-during-3-wars/
Imagine it being 2019 and pointing your camera at a TV to film something that is happening on TV so you can post it to youtube.
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A true man. Other than those who need to pull Thier pants up
everybody does that a time or two. that is no measuring stick