Home›Supersonic and Experimental Aircraft›Status›CancelledBrowse ByCancelledFactsCancelledSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1947 1CancelledFilter Results16 entriesVehicle TypeAllCrewed Spacecraft (1)Experimental Jet Research Aircraft (3)Fixed-Wing Aircraft (7)High-Speed Military Prototypes and Reconnaissance Aircraft (4)Rocket-Powered and Hypersonic Research Aircraft (1)Spacecraft (1)Vertical Takeoff and Landing Research Aircraft (3)ManufacturerAllAvro (2)Bell Aircraft Corporation (1)Convair (3)Dornier Flugzeugwerke (1)Grumman (3)Heinkel (1)Lockheed Corporation (1)Rockwell International (2)The Boeing Company (1)MakeAllAvro (2)Bell Aircraft Corporation (1)Boeing (1)Convair (3)Dornier (1)Grumman (3)Lockheed Corporation (1)Rockwell International (2)Tupolev (1)YearAll1939 (1)1947 (1)1952 (1)1953 (1)1955 (1)1956 (1)1959 (1)1966 (1)1977 (1)1979 (1)1986 (1)Country of OriginAllCanada (1)Germany (2)United Kingdom (1)United States (11)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (13)PropulsionAllHydrogen (1)Jet (1)Piston engine (1)Engine ClassAllJet (9)Piston (2)Ramjet (1)Rocket (2)Scramjet (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 16Avro 720CancelledAvro Canada VZ-9 AvrocarCancelledBell X-16CancelledBoeing X-46CancelledConvair Model 118CancelledConvair NB-36HCancelledConvair X-6CancelledDornier Do 231CancelledGrumman F11F-1F Super TigerCancelledGrumman NutcrackerCancelledGrumman XF10F JaguarCancelledHeinkel He 176CancelledLockheed D-21CancelledRockwell X-30CancelledRockwell XFV-12CancelledTupolev Tu-244CancelledSources1. 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.