NOVA

Season 25, Episode 2

Episode Title: Faster Than Sound

Air Date: 1997-10-14

Overview:

On the 50th anniversary of the first supersonic flight, Chuck Yeager relives his gutsy assault on the sound barrier and tells how it was done. Other top test pilots of the day—those who survived—describe the dangers, mysteries, and thrill of trying to fly faster than sound at the dawn of the jet age.