Yeager
Broke sound barrier
Yeager is a surname of German origin, derived from a word meaning hunter.
The name is most famously associated with Chuck Yeager, the American test pilot who in 1947 became the first person to break the sound barrier in level flight.
Because of this achievement, Yeager has become shorthand in aviation contexts for pioneering courage and exceptional piloting skill.
He pulled a real Yeager with that landing.
Shoulder beef section
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- test pilotAviator who evaluates new aircraft
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- sound barrierMach one transition zone
Mach · Edwards · fighter ace · flight · aircraft · speed · altitude · experimental
Central European language
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- hunterPursuer of prey
genealogy · lineage · immigration · Ellis Island · Americanized · spelling variant
Chuck
Shoulder beef section
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- test pilotAviator who evaluates new aircraft
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
sound barrier · Mach · Edwards · fighter ace · flight · aircraft · speed · altitude · experimental · aeronautics
German
Central European language
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
hunter · genealogy · lineage · immigration · Ellis Island · Americanized · spelling variant
Mikasa
Tableware manufacturer
Armin · Marley · shonen · freedom · basement · coordinate · paths · colossal · armored
Yeagercivilian
Non-military person
private pilot · conscientious objector · commercial pilot · airline pilot · non-combatant
Yeagerearthbound
Confined to terra firma
grounded · land · landlubber · pedestrian · submariner