Two of Chuck Yeager’s favorite quotes are “You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can’t, you do the next best thing. You back up, but you don’t give up,” and “You don't concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done” (“Chuck Yeager Quotes” Web). Chuck Yeager is arguably one of the most, if not the most, honorable, most decorated, and most distinguished Air Force pilot in U.S. history. He left a huge footprint in the history of American aviation.
Chuck Yeager was born on February 13, 1923, in Myra, West Virginia. Chuck was always a curious kid. Hunting and fishing interested him the most. He loved being outdoors surrounded by nature. He
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The 363rd continued training at various stateside locations until November when the unit shipped out for England, leaving their P-39s behind. The unit was equipped with North American’s P-51 Mustang, having been recognized as the best all-around fighter plane of World War II, once in England and assigned to the Eighth Air Force. His first mount was a P-51B, which he named Glamorous Glen after his fiancée. He married Glennis Dickhouse on February 26, 1945. He named all of his planes Glamorous Glen, after Glennis. He entered combat in February 1944. He claimed one Me-109 before being shot down on his eighth combat mission on March 5. He evaded capture and rejoined his unit in England with the help of the French underground. He resumed combat operations in August. He was soon flying the P-51D model, which he named Glamorous Glen III, and in which he achieved most of his aerial victories. Blessed with exceptional 20/10 vision, he combined this advantage with cunning, concentration, relentless ferocity and superb piloting skills to accumulate a final total of 12.5 aerial victories, which included five Me109s on October 12 and four FW 190s on November 27. He was promoted to captain when he completed his final flight on January 15, 1945. He had a total of 64 combat missions and a total …show more content…
He chose Yeager, one of his most junior test pilots, to attempt to become the first person to exceed the speed of sound in the rocket-powered Bell XS-1. He chose Yeager, because he considered him to be the best instinctive pilot that he had ever seen, who had demonstrated an extraordinary capacity to remain composed and concentrated in tense situations. Furthermore, the X-1 program certainly promised to be stressful. After three glide flights in the Bell XS-1 rocket research plane, which he named Glamorous Glennis, he flew it to a speed of 0.85 Mach on his first powered flight on 29 August. He encountered severe buffeting and sudden nose-up and -down trim changes during his next six flights. Then, during his eighth flight on October 10, he lost control altogether, as a shock wave formed along the hinge line of the X-1 elevator. The X-1 was designed with a moving tail and Captain Jack Ridley convinced Yeager that changing its angle of frequency in small increments, he could control the craft. This had never been attempted at extremely high speeds, but Yeager was game to give it a try on the next flight. On 14 Oct. he dropped away from the B-29, fired all four chambers of his engine in rapid sequence and accelerated away from the B-29. The X-1 Glamorous Glennis rapidly accelerated to 0.98 Mach and then, at 43,000 feet, the needle on his Mach meter jumped off the scale. Yeager had just
Charley Goddard when into the war when he was fifteen years old he when into the war only to be a man. He was not thinking of what he would have to live on, the conditions he had to live under. He was not thinking that he would have to see the things that he had seen, doing the things that he had to do to stay alive. When Charley entered the war he wasn’t scared mostly because the didn’t do much. When the war really started to “kick up” or become more intense he started to get scared, he almost threw up half of the time. He didn’t think he would have to walk and take cover from dead men- dead friends. When Charley was out of the war he was twenty one. He was walking with a cane and is complaining that he was too old. When Charley said he was too old he wasn't talking about his age he was talking about the things he had seen.
Chuck Yeager and John Glenn are probably the most memorable of the nine pilots in The Right Stuff. Chuck Yeager was a hillbilly from West Virginia, who by the age of 22 had 13 1/2 "kills" in World War II. Yeager made a name for himself by being the first man to reach Mach 1, the speed of sound.
A Ticket out of the Past By (Teresa) Yung-Ching Chuang. Life is like an ascent, the more you climb, the higher you will get. J. C. Burke skilfully undertakes this philosophy as a source of inspiration for ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’. It is not another crazy adventurous tale with a heroic storyline that seems unrealistic; the novel is about individual representation as Burke insightfully illustrates the long and slow journey of Tom Brennan, navigating through his road of self-discovery that eventually leads to his destination and achieves his “ticket out of the past” (Burke, pg 182). The catalyst of the novel is a traumatic car accident causing two instant deaths and one paralysis.
Norris Goff was born in Cove, Arkansas, May 30, 1906. (www.me.net/stemple/ page1.htm) His parents were Rome and Dora Goff. (Cate, Micheal, 190) He lived on Reine Street. His father worked as a wholesale grocer. (Williams, Troy, 70) When Norris was in high school, he was quarterback for the football team. He graduated in 1924. He then went to the University of Arkansas and the University of Oklahoma.
Chuck speculated that if there was a “best pilot” he was certainly in the running. During World War II Chuck was an ace fighter pilot. After the War, in 1947, Yeager was assigned to test the rocket powered X-1 jet. Later in 1947, Chuck broke the sound barrier in the X-1. In 1952, Chuck set a new air speed record of 1,650 miles per hour, about twice the speed of sound. Chuck purposely set this record just days before a special was to air on television about the previous record holder. He was known as the fiercest pilot; he could wax anyone in a dogfight regardless of who had the better plane. Some of Chuck’s military decorations and awards include a Silver Star, a Distinguished Flying Cross, and a Purple Heart. His civilian awards include the MacKay, Harmon, and Collier Trophies; the Presidential Medal of Freedom; and a peacetime Congressional Medal of Honor. Before he retired he was youngest pilot ever inducted into the Aviation hall of fame in Dayton, Ohio. Chuck was the best for two simple reasons: he loved to fly, and he flew more than anyone else.
In the initial phase of the planning, the Army practiced flying B-25 Michells on an airfield meant to simulate the flight deck of a naval aircraft carrier (WorldWar2.com). Eventually the takeoffs were attempted on an actual aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet (WorldWar2.com). The problem they had to solve was to reduce the weight of the bombers so they could take-off from the flight deck of the carrier (WorldWar2.com). When it was determined that pilots could overcome this obstacle, the command of the project was given to Lieutenant Cornel James Doolittle (Shepherd). Doolittle was the most accomplished aviator of his generation, from his PhD in aeronautics to his daring stunt flying career (Shepherd)....
as 822nd Squadron Operation Officer and then Assistant 38th Bomb Group Operations Officer. Received a combat promotion to 1st Lieutenant 15 July 1945.
In chapter 4, Jeff made it into the army. However, Jeff had to fix the bayonets even though none of the bayonets were broken. He announced to his Captain Asa Clardy that he does not need to fix anything since nothing is smashed. Captain Asa Clardy did not appreciate his comment. Captain Asa Clardy is cruel and betoken. Furthermore, Clardy wanted to change Jeff’s name later in the book. Although Clardy is relentless, Jeff stood up and apprise his opinion. He pronounced, “Sir” he said, looking the Captain fearlessly in the eye and continuing to speak loudly, I won’t change it…” (RfW, Pg.25). Then he explains more why he does not want to change his name. Suppose you can say that Jeff is becoming more assured of himself and able to state his opinion;
Randy Pausch is both the author and the main character of this nonfiction book. He is the hardworking father of three children who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He was given very few months to live. Randy was a professor who worked at Carnegie Mellon. Knowing he would soon die, he prepared his last lecture. This last lecture was titled, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” Which inspired many people.
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was a single-engine, single-seat, metal fighter plane and ground-attack aircraft that was made by the Americans. The P-40 Warhawk fighters first flew in 1938 and caught the attention of the United States Army Air Corps, who placed the largest fighter plane order it had ever made for fighters for a count of 524 at a cost of US$13 million. This was the earliest serious fighter in WWII and did its job until better fighters came out. It was known as a safe and secure aircraft that was able to fly pilots back home after being shot up in action. Many variants of this plane were later created. In addition, the shark teeth graphics were a big feature on this plane.
Yeats was born in Dublin, Ireland, on June 13, 1865. His father was a lawyer-turned-Irish painter. In 1867 the family followed him to London and settled in Bedford Park. In 1881 they returned to Dublin, where Yeats studied the Metropolitan School of Art. Yeats spent much time with his grandparents in County Sligo in northwestern Ireland. The scenery and folklore of this region greatly influenced Yeats' work. For a while he studied art, but during the 1890s he became active in London's literary life and helped found the Rhymers' Club.
One of the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird is Bob Ewell. Bob Ewell is a selfish drunk who doesn't know how to control himself. He beats his children and he can’t hold a steady job for long. He is obsessed with revenge for Atticus for making him look like a fool at the trial of Tom Robinson, whom Ewell’s daughter is accusing of rape. Because of his false testimony, he can never be trusted again in front of the whole courtroom. He will do anything to get back at Atticus, and is willing to go as far as going after his children. He also has a grudge against the judge in the trial, and against the wife of the accused. Bob is crazy and delusional and is trying to gain back his reputation by taking down all the people that went against him in
Throughout the book, Freak the Mighty, author Rodman Philbrick creates a valuable lesson for three main characters; Freak, Max, and Loretta Lee, that one should not judge another person based on appearance; looks can be deceiving. For example, Loretta Lee at the beginning of her introduction in the book she was judged as the old beer drinking lady and possibly scary. But in reality she came through and saved Max from Killer Kane, Max’s Father, from Freak the Mighty. Another example is, people will judge Freak on his appearance because his body structure is smaller than most humans and looks very weird. In addition, Max is judge by the people around him because he is very large in size and looks like a giant but is kind on the inside. One's
Leonard F. Peltier once said, “Innocence is the weakest defense. Innocence has a single voice that can only say over and over again, "I didn't do it." Guilt has a thousand voices, all of them lies.” This powerful quote featured in Peltier’s novel, “Prison Writings” that was written in his prison cell reflects on the issue of himself being incarcerated for over 30 years for an action he states he didn’t do. Some may question if it would be mean anything now if Peltier was released and given freedom again. No human being should ever have their life completely taken away from them because of a crime that they did not commit. With this action happening to Peltier, he has found a way through his writings
John Wayne Gacy was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 17 1942. Gacy had an uneventful childhood up until the age of eleven. While out playing he had been struck on the head by a swing. Subsequently he suffered fainting fits for many years.