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[[File:Chuck Yeager.jpg|thumb|Chuck Yeager, [[1940s]]]]
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:"''I never let myself be afraid. I just focus on the dials and concentrate on flying''"
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:: - '''Chuck Yeager''' (as quoted by [[Travis Mayweather]]) ({{ENT|Demons}})
   
'''Charles "Chuck" Yeager''' was a famous [[United States of America|American]] fighter pilot in [[World War II]] on [[Earth]]. After the war, Yeager served as a test pilot, and in the Bell X-1 plane, he made the first level supersonic flight.
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'''Charles "Chuck" Yeager''' was a famous [[United States of America|American]] fighter pilot in [[World War II]] on [[Earth]]. After the war, Yeager served as a test pilot, and in the Bell X-1 plane, he made the first level [[Human]] supersonic flight.
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{{bginfo|Footage of Yeager and his plane, the [[Glamorous Glennis]], were featured in the opening credits for ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]].}}
   
[[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] [[ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]] once remarked he overcame his fear of tense piloting by mimicking Charles Yeager. ([[ENT]]: "[[Demons]]"}
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{{EnterpriseNX}} [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]] once remarked he overcame his fear of tense piloting by mimicking Charles Yeager. ({{ENT|Demons}})
   
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In [[2368]], {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[chief engineer]] [[Geordi La Forge]] remarked that the impending test of the [[soliton wave]] was like "being there to watch Chuck Yeager break the [[sound barrier]]." ({{TNG|New Ground}})
''It is also believed that the [[Yeager type|Yeager class]] starship is named in his honor.''
 
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A [[maneuver|flight maneuver]] known as the [[Yeager loop]] was named in Yeager's honor. ({{TNG|The First Duty}}) Two [[24th century]] [[Federation]] [[starship]]s, both called {{USS|Yeager|disambiguation}}, were presumably named in his honor. ({{film|8}}; ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'')
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== External link ==
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* {{wikipedia}}
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[[Category:Humans|Yeager, Chuck]]

Revision as of 08:14, 22 April 2014

Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager, 1940s

"I never let myself be afraid. I just focus on the dials and concentrate on flying"
- Chuck Yeager (as quoted by Travis Mayweather) (ENT: "Demons")

Charles "Chuck" Yeager was a famous American fighter pilot in World War II on Earth. After the war, Yeager served as a test pilot, and in the Bell X-1 plane, he made the first level Human supersonic flight.

Footage of Yeager and his plane, the Glamorous Glennis, were featured in the opening credits for Star Trek: Enterprise.

Enterprise NX-01 Ensign Travis Mayweather once remarked he overcame his fear of tense piloting by mimicking Charles Yeager. (ENT: "Demons")

In 2368, USS Enterprise-D chief engineer Geordi La Forge remarked that the impending test of the soliton wave was like "being there to watch Chuck Yeager break the sound barrier." (TNG: "New Ground")

A flight maneuver known as the Yeager loop was named in Yeager's honor. (TNG: "The First Duty") Two 24th century Federation starships, both called USS Yeager, were presumably named in his honor. (Star Trek: First Contact; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

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