Home›Supersonic and Experimental Aircraft›Country of OriginBrowse ByCountry of OriginFactsCountry of OriginSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1947 1Country of OriginFilter Results9 entriesVehicle TypeAllCrewed Spacecraft (1)Experimental Jet Research Aircraft (3)Fixed-Wing Aircraft (5)High-Speed Military Prototypes and Reconnaissance Aircraft (4)Rocket-Powered and Hypersonic Research Aircraft (1)Spacecraft (1)Supersonic Airliners (2)Vertical Takeoff and Landing Research Aircraft (5)ManufacturerAllAvro (2)Bell Aircraft Corporation (1)Bell Textron (1)Beriev (1)Boeing Defense, Space & Security (1)Bristol Aeroplane Company (1)Caproni (1)Convair (1)Dassault Aviation (1)de Havilland Aircraft Company (1)Dornier Flugzeugwerke (1)Douglas Aircraft Company (1)Fairey Aviation Company (1)Gloster Aircraft Company (1)Grumman (1)Handley Page (1)Heinkel (1)Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (1)Hughes Helicopters (1)Lockheed Corporation (1)Martin Marietta (1)McDonnell Douglas (1)Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (1)Myasishchev Design Bureau (1)North American Aviation (1)Northrop (1)Rockwell International (1)Rolls-Royce Limited (1)Short Brothers (1)Stellantis North America (1)Sukhoi (2)The Boeing Company (1)Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (1)MakeAllAvro (2)Bell Aircraft Corporation (1)Bell Helicopter (1)Boeing (1)Bristol Aeroplane Company (1)Canadair (1)Chrysler (1)Convair (1)de Havilland (1)Dornier (1)Douglas Aircraft Company (1)Fairey (1)Gloster (1)Grumman (1)Handley Page (1)Honda (1)Hughes Helicopters (1)Lockheed Corporation (1)McDonnell Douglas (1)Mitsubishi (1)North American Aviation (1)Northrop Corporation (1)Rockwell International (1)Rolls-Royce (1)Short Brothers (1)Sukhoi (2)Yakovlev (1)YearAll1932 (1)1939 (1)1940 (1)1941 (1)1943 (1)1946 (1)1947 (1)1948 (1)1949 (1)1950 (1)1951 (1)1952 (1)1953 (2)1954 (2)1955 (1)1956 (1)1957 (1)1958 (1)1959 (3)1961 (1)1962 (2)1963 (2)1964 (1)1965 (1)1966 (2)1967 (1)1968 (1)1969 (1)1970 (1)1972 (2)1977 (1)1979 (1)1982 (1)1984 (1)1986 (1)1990 (1)1996 (1)1997 (2)1998 (1)2000 (1)2002 (1)2003 (1)2004 (1)2007 (1)2011 (1)2012 (1)2016 (1)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (7)PropulsionAllHydrogen (1)Jet (3)Piston engine (2)Rocket (1)Engine ClassAllJet (7)Piston (3)Ramjet (1)Rocket (3)Scramjet (1)Turboprop (1)Turboshaft (2)StatusAllAbandoned (1)Cancelled (4)Design only (never built) (1)Destroyed (1)In service (1)One-off concept (2)Out of production (1)Scrapped (1)Surviving (4)Area (sq km)All242,500 (1)302,069 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)632,702.3 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)17,075,400 (1)22,402,200 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1991 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (3)Republic (4)Income GroupAllHigh (8)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1776 (1)1801 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1922 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)1991 (1)LandlockedAllNo (8)PopulationAll41,417,056 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)122,587,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)293,047,571 (1)340,587,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9CanadaCountry of Origin2 entriesFranceCountry of Origin1 entryGermanyCountry of Origin5 entriesItalyCountry of Origin1 entryJapanCountry of Origin2 entriesRussiaCountry of Origin1 entrySoviet UnionCountry of Origin5 entriesUnited KingdomCountry of Origin11 entriesUnited StatesCountry of Origin61 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Sound barriertier 2WikipediaSound barrier, lead section, Yeager 1947 sentenceQuote, Sound barrier, lead section, Yeager 1947 sentenceIn 1947, American test pilot Chuck Yeager demonstrated that safe flight at the speed of sound was achievable in purpose-designed aircraft, thereby breaking the barrier.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.