Question

which of the following selections best describes chuck yeagers role in the x-1 flight?
a. yeager was one of the \computers\ working to break the sound barrier.
b. yeager was a team leader of engineers moved from the langley laboratories to the mojave desert.
c. yeager piloted the x-1, the plane that broke the sound barrier.
d. yeager did not participate in the x-1 flight.

Explanation:

Chuck Yeager was a famous test pilot. He piloted the Bell X - 1 aircraft. On October 14, 1947, he became the first person to officially break the sound barrier (fly faster than the speed of sound). Option A is incorrect as "computers" in that context were human calculators, not pilots. Option B is wrong as he was a pilot, not a team leader of engineers. Option D is false as he did participate.

Answer:

C. Yeager piloted the X - 1, the plane that broke the sound barrier.