Geek Fact for October 14th

By Judy Novotny / 10/14/2012 / 1 Comment / Geek Facts

In 1947, Chuck Yeager made the first supersonic flight.

Yeager broke the sound barrier while flying his plane named “Glamorous Glennis” in honor of his wife. He achieved a speed of Mach 1.06 (807.2 mph or 1299.06 kph) at 43,000 feet (13.11 km).

Learn more at http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/militaryaircraft/p/bellx1.htm.

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Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.

1 thought on “Geek Fact for October 14th”

Karine Aguilar on Facebook
10/14/2012 at 8:49 am
Hee hee I was 2 years old in 1947…

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