Home›Supersonic and Experimental Aircraft›MakeBrowse ByMakeFactsMakeSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1947 1MakeFilter Results37 entriesVehicle TypeAllCrewed Spacecraft (6)Experimental Jet Research Aircraft (18)Fixed-Wing Aircraft (24)High-Speed Military Prototypes and Reconnaissance Aircraft (9)Rocket-Powered and Hypersonic Research Aircraft (6)Spacecraft (6)Supersonic Airliners (5)Vertical Takeoff and Landing Research Aircraft (13)ManufacturerAllAvro (1)Bell Aircraft Corporation (2)Bell Textron (2)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 (1)Douglas Aircraft Company (1)Fairey Aviation Company (2)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)Ryan Aeronautical (1)Short Brothers (1)Stellantis North America (1)Sud Aviation (2)Sukhoi (1)The Boeing Company (1)Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (1)ModelAllHonda MH02 (1)YearAll1932 (1)1939 (1)1940 (1)1941 (1)1942 (2)1943 (1)1945 (1)1946 (2)1947 (4)1948 (3)1949 (1)1950 (1)1951 (2)1952 (3)1953 (5)1954 (4)1955 (4)1956 (1)1957 (4)1958 (1)1959 (5)1961 (1)1962 (3)1963 (3)1964 (3)1965 (1)1966 (4)1967 (1)1968 (1)1969 (3)1970 (1)1972 (3)1977 (3)1979 (2)1982 (1)1984 (1)1986 (1)1990 (2)1992 (1)1993 (1)1996 (2)1997 (2)1998 (2)1999 (1)2000 (1)2002 (1)2003 (1)2007 (1)2010 (1)2011 (1)2012 (1)2016 (1)2017 (1)Country of OriginAllCanada (2)France (1)Germany (2)Italy (1)Japan (2)Russia (1)Soviet Union (5)United Kingdom (8)United States (14)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (22)Light Business Jet (1)PropulsionAllHydrogen (2)Jet (4)Piston engine (3)Rocket (1)Engine ClassAllJet (23)Piston (5)Ramjet (1)Rocket (6)Scramjet (1)Turboprop (1)Turboshaft (2)StatusAllAbandoned (1)Cancelled (9)Design only (never built) (5)Destroyed (3)In service (1)One-off concept (2)Out of production (1)Scrapped (2)Surviving (12)Upcoming (1)Founded YearAll1906 (1)1908 (2)1909 (1)1910 (2)1912 (1)1914 (1)1915 (1)1916 (1)1917 (2)1920 (1)1921 (1)1922 (2)1924 (1)1926 (1)1928 (1)1929 (2)1934 (3)1935 (2)1939 (2)1943 (1)1944 (1)1946 (1)1947 (1)1951 (1)1957 (1)1960 (1)1967 (1)1973 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAvroMake4 entriesBell Aircraft CorporationMake10 entriesBell HelicopterMake5 entriesBerievMake1 entryBoeingMake16 entriesBristol Aeroplane CompanyMake1 entryBritish Aircraft CorporationMake2 entriesCanadairMake1 entryCaproniMake1 entryChryslerMake1 entryConvairMake8 entriesDassault AviationMake1 entryde HavillandMake1 entryDornierMake4 entriesDouglas Aircraft CompanyMake3 entriesFaireyMake2 entriesGlenn L. Martin CompanyMake1 entryGlosterMake1 entryGrummanMake4 entriesHandley PageMake1 entryHeinkelMake1 entryHondaMake2 entriesHughes HelicoptersMake1 entryLockheed CorporationMake9 entriesMcDonnell DouglasMake2 entriesMitsubishiMake1 entryMyasishchevMake1 entryNorth American AviationMake4 entriesNorthrop CorporationMake14 entriesRockwell InternationalMake4 entriesRolls-RoyceMake2 entriesRyan AeronauticalMake1 entryShort BrothersMake1 entrySud AviationMake1 entrySukhoiMake2 entriesTupolevMake2 entriesYakovlevMake1 entrySources1. 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.