Breaking The Sound Barrier
Smore, By: Dylan Vasta
Subtopic #1
http://www.space.com/16709-breaking-the-sound-barrier.html:
“A booming thunder roared across the clear skies of the Mojave Desert on Oct. 14, 1947, as U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager nudged an experimental rocket-powered plane faster than the speed of sound. Though only a handful of people realized it at the time, an aviation record had been set.
In 1935, a simplified explanation of the challenges of supersonic flight led to the creation of the term "sound barrier," which seemed to imply a physical wall that could not be overcome. Bullets and cannon balls had exceeded the speed of sound for hundreds of years, but the question loomed as to whether or not a plane—or a man—could withstand the pressures that accompanied it. The U.S. Air Force set out to answer this looming question.”
what I said:
On Oct.14th 1947 chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Mojave Desert in the bell X-1. This was the first time any human has ever broken the sound barrier.
Commentary #1
subtopic #2
“For decades, the sound barrier had been a problem for pilots and aeronautical engineers. Air builds up in front of and around an aircraft as it approaches the speed of sound; it can’t move out of the way fast enough. The air in front of the aircraft increases drag and reducing lift.”
what I said:
For years the sound barrier has been a problem for pilots knowing how complicated it was for the planes to get through it. Problems with the lift the drag and the force. to get through the barrier.
Commentary #2
my cited sources
Redd, Nola Taylor. "Breaking the Sound Barrier | The Greatest Moments in Flight | Space.com." N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2015.
When Yeager Eased Through the Sound Barrier." Amy Shira Teitel. N.p., 14 Oct. 2012. Web. 20 May 2015.