Later, I realized that the mission had to end in a let-down because the real barrier wasn't in the sky but in our knowledge and experience of supersonic flight.
Chuck YeagerYou concentrate on what you are doing, to do the best job you can, to stay out of a serious situation. Thatโs the way the X-1 was.
Chuck YeagerI was always afraid of dying. Always. It was my fear that made me learn everything I could about my airplane and my emergency equipment, and kept me flying respectful of my machine and always alert in the cockpit.
Chuck Yeager