the sound barrier was broken for the first time in 1947.
when was the sound barrier broken for the first time?
1947
contrary to what is depicted in the film, the first aircraft to break the sound barrier was the rocket-powered bell x-1 flown by chuck yeager of the united states air force in 1947. as yeager, who was present at the us premiere, described in his first biography, "the sound barrier" was entertaining, but not that realistic – and any pilot who attempted to break the sound barrier in the manner portrayed in the film (forcing the centre stick forward to pull out of a dive) would have been killed. because the 1947 bell x-1 flight had not been widely publicised, many who saw "the sound barrier" thought it was a true story, and that the first supersonic flight was made by a british pilot.
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the sound barrier (known in the united states, as breaking through the sound barrier and breaking the sound barrier) is a 1952 british aviation film directed by david lean. it is a fictional story about attempts by aircraft designers and test pilots to break the sound barrier. it was david lean's third and final film with his wife ann todd, but it was his first for alexander korda's london films, following the break-up of cineguild. "the sound barrier" stars ralph richardson, ann todd, and nigel patrick.
the sound barrier