1947 - "1 copy computers" they were seeing that far ahead
Chuck Yeager had to guess the speed he reached in the first level supersonic flight, because the scale on the airspeed indicator didn't go high enough. (Image via @HumanoidHistory.)pic.twitter.com/R6TSZfocqs
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Back then, didn't "computers" referred to humans who performed calculations?
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A historical curiosity: Yeager's typed signature block says he was "Capt., Air Corps"; the USAF had officially become a separate service the previous month. (The typist probably hadn't gotten the word.)
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“after jettisoning the remaining fuel and liquid oxygen, a 1 G stall was performed at 45,000 feet… and a normal landing on the lake bed”
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Amazing history from
@GenChuckYeager! Would be curious to know if the speedometer went all the way to 1 Mach or ended before?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I enjoy the use of “cylinder” to describe a rocket thrust chamber. Makes sense for folks coming over from piston engines. Also an impressive information density for a single page memo.
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Ha my first reaction is that 1947 is the same year as Rosewell incident lol
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