Home›Supersonic and Experimental Aircraft›Status›SurvivingBrowse BySurvivingFactsSurvivingSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1947 1SurvivingFilter Results21 entriesVehicle TypeAllCrewed Spacecraft (1)Experimental Jet Research Aircraft (3)Fixed-Wing Aircraft (3)Rocket-Powered and Hypersonic Research Aircraft (1)Spacecraft (1)Vertical Takeoff and Landing Research Aircraft (9)ManufacturerAllBell Aircraft Corporation (2)Bell Textron (2)Dornier Flugzeugwerke (2)Douglas Aircraft Company (1)Lockheed Corporation (1)McDonnell Douglas (1)Northrop (4)Rockwell International (1)Rolls-Royce Limited (1)Short Brothers (1)The Boeing Company (4)MakeAllBell Aircraft Corporation (1)Bell Helicopter (3)Boeing (4)Dornier (2)Douglas Aircraft Company (1)Lockheed Corporation (1)McDonnell Douglas (1)Northrop Corporation (4)Rockwell International (1)Rolls-Royce (1)Short Brothers (1)Yakovlev (1)YearAll1940 (1)1948 (1)1953 (1)1954 (1)1955 (1)1957 (1)1958 (1)1962 (1)1963 (3)1970 (1)1972 (1)1977 (1)1979 (1)1982 (1)1996 (1)2000 (1)2002 (1)2012 (1)Country of OriginAllGermany (2)Soviet Union (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (13)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (20)PropulsionAllHydrogen (1)Jet (3)Piston engine (1)Rocket (1)Engine ClassAllJet (12)Piston (3)Rocket (2)Turboprop (1)Turboshaft (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 21Bell 533SurvivingBell Model 65 Air Test VehicleSurvivingBell XV-15SurvivingBell XV-3SurvivingBoeing Bird of PreySurvivingBoeing Phantom EyeSurvivingBoeing X-32SurvivingBoeing X-45SurvivingDornier AerodyneSurvivingDornier Do 29SurvivingDouglas D-558-2 SkyrocketSurvivingLockheed NF-104ASurvivingMcDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTDSurvivingNorthrop M2-F3SurvivingNorthrop N-1MSurvivingNorthrop Tacit BlueSurvivingNorthrop X-21SurvivingRockwell HiMATSurvivingRolls-Royce Thrust Measuring RigSurvivingShort SC.1SurvivingYakovlev Yak-36SurvivingSources1. 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.