It wasn't that the X-1 would kill you, it was the systems in the X-1 that would kill you.
Chuck YeagerYou do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up.
Chuck YeagerIf you want to grow old as a pilot, you've got to know when to push it, and when to back off.
Chuck Yeager