Howard Koslow: Chuck Yeager

Artist: Howard Koslow
1924 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1985
Image Size: 12 by 13.75 inches
Overall Size: 18 by 20.625 inches
Medium: Acrylic on Cold Press Illustration Board

On October 14, 1947, Captain Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager embarked on one of the most important missions in aviation history. Despite the pain of two fractured ribs, he strapped himself into an iced-down, rocket-powered Bell X-1 jet plane, specially designed to withstand the rigors of extreme speeds and g-forces. Aboard "Glamorous Glennis," named for his beloved wife, Yeager became the first man to travel at the speed of sound (Mach 1). At an altitude of 20,000 feet, the Bell X-1 was dropped from a B-29 carrier airplane. "Glamorous Glennis" immediately went into a dangerous stall for about 500 feet, before Yeager managed to regain control. Picking up speed, he ignited all four rocket chambers and accelerated to Mach .88. Though the day's flight plan had called for a goal of only .97 Mach, Yeager continued to push the envelope. Upon achieving supersonic speed, the plane's Mach needle tipped off the scale. On the ground, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics reported the abnormal occurrence of a faint thunder-like sound -- the first sonic boom! Experiencing very little turbulence Yeager accelerated even more. He was later told that the X-1 had actually reached Mach 1.07 -- 700 miles per hour! The era of supersonic flight was born on that historic day, changing aviation forever.

This painting was published on the Fleetwood® Commemorative Proofcard for the America's Greatest Military Heroes, postmarked Feburary 13, 1993.

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