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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 40804	Chuck Yeager passes Dec 8^th, 2020 at 5:09pm Chuck Yeager, who first broke sound barrier with 'the right stuff', dies aged 97 Vale. An interesting character.
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 47322 Gender:	Re: Chuck Yeager passes Reply #1 - Dec 8^th, 2020 at 7:02pm Sad. I'm a big Fan of the hillbilly Ace. He had The Right Stuff !
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Bias_2012 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10719 Gender:	Re: Chuck Yeager passes Reply #2 - Dec 8^th, 2020 at 8:23pm R.I.P Chuck The Libs and Labs could never build a plane. If they did, it'd be a rickety biplane made of recycled cardboard and it'd never leave the ground
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 83700 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Chuck Yeager passes Reply #3 - Dec 31^st, 2020 at 1:40am Yes - a great fan of Chuck - my kind of guy...
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Reply #4 - Dec 31^st, 2020 at 2:37pm

Exceptional long distance sight allowed him to direct his fellow pilots into position long before the enemy spotted him.
Courageous or fool hardy - making a living as a Test Pilot.
Experienced a number of 'near death experiences' one of which he is heard accepting his death as the test jet plummets to the ground, over radio.
Did a cameo on the movie The Right Stuff which is basically a movie heavily associated with his life.
Was a Hillbilly Huckleberry Finn kinda guy and although the Airforce recognised his ability in the air, they had to help him through the 'educational' and paperwork side of Pilot life in the Military.
Helped innovate progress in Test Jets and Planes.
Was the USA's version of the Red Baron who also had 'superior eyesight' and thus benefited from it with much advantage. But it takes more than just good eyesight - it takes The Right Stuff to get there in the end.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 24565 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Chuck Yeager passes Reply #5 - Dec 31^st, 2020 at 4:59pm I watched about 30 minutes of "The Right Stuff" online. Then I went to get a DVD copy of the movie. I still have not watched the movie. Something is really stopping me from watching it. I am going to youtube the documentaries on Yaeger's efforts.
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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 40804	Re: Chuck Yeager passes Reply #6 - Dec 31^st, 2020 at 9:03pm UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 31^st, 2020 at 4:59pm: I watched about 30 minutes of "The Right Stuff" online. Then I went to get a DVD copy of the movie. I still have not watched the movie. Something is really stopping me from watching it. The book is much better than the movie. I wouldn't bother with the movie.
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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Re: Chuck Yeager passes Reply #7 - Jan 1^st, 2021 at 10:50am Chuck and Bell X-1. Yes, the book is than the film, but reading is a too 20th Century for a lot of people.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 24565 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Chuck Yeager passes Reply #8 - Jan 1^st, 2021 at 1:14pm issuevoter wrote on Jan 1^st, 2021 at 10:50am: https://i.postimg.cc/bN4WtJPc/Chuck-and-BEll-X-1.jpg Chuck and Bell X-1. Yes, the book is than the film, but reading is a too 20th Century for a lot of people. You might be surprised to find out how popular reading has been in the last 20 years.
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Reply #9 - Jan 2^nd, 2021 at 2:16am

Brian Ross wrote on Dec 31^st, 2020 at 9:03pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 31^st, 2020 at 4:59pm:

I watched about 30 minutes of "The Right Stuff" online. Then I went to get a DVD copy of the movie. I still have not watched the movie. Something is really stopping me from watching it.

The book is much better than the movie. I wouldn't bother with the movie.

I agree with the Book. But I still think the movie made a good effort to give it justice and 'introduce' mainstream audiences to Yeager's life.

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Reply #10 - Jan 2^nd, 2021 at 2:17am

UnSubRocky wrote on Jan 1^st, 2021 at 1:14pm:

issuevoter wrote on Jan 1^st, 2021 at 10:50am:

https://i.postimg.cc/bN4WtJPc/Chuck-and-BEll-X-1.jpg

Chuck and Bell X-1. Yes, the book is than the film, but reading is a too 20th Century for a lot of people.

You might be surprised to find out how popular reading has been in the last 20 years.

Reading books has increased in sales during 2020 like never before since 1984.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 24565 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Chuck Yeager passes Reply #11 - Jan 4^th, 2021 at 5:46pm Alcohol sales and dvd watching has taken off in 2020 like you would not believe. And were were not in lockdown in Qld.
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Reply #12 - Jan 17^th, 2021 at 1:49am

Enlisted as an aircraft mechanic, and progressed to being a Warrant Officer pilot of fighters, often leading wings on operations. Shot down over Occupied Europe and made his way back to England, and was reinstated to flying since the Allies had over-run the area in which he was shot down and assisted by the Underground.

Shot down, from memory, two Me-262s and also five German aircraft in a day once.... brilliant eyesight apparently.

Broke the sound barrier 'accidentally' while doing a routine run up to near the required speed.... not quite like the movie. In fact - not at all. He DID bail out at some phenomenal height and copped the ejector seat in the face, burning him badly, when his engine flamed out at serious height...

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