In the 1940s, flight hit a wall—the sound barrier. This is the story of how the U.S. X-plane program shattered it. From deadly high-speed dives to the rocket-powered X-1, discover how Chuck Yeager and ...

The poster remained unconvinced by the flight attendant's explanation for moving him, but several others confirmed it to be true.

Forty years ago, Alan Klapmeir, the co-founder of Cirrus Aircraft, was involved in a midair collision. With his plane missing part of a wing, Klapmeir was (just barely) able to land, but the other ...