Created by Tomáš

Kaiser

Main points of my presentation

• Wordlist• Biography• Career

achievements• Physical appearance• Personality

characteristics• Interests• Closure• Sources

WordlistSquadron– small unit of planes– 3 or 4 flights– 12 – 24 planes

To break the sound barrier– over 1mach– 1mach ≈ 1

225km/h

Ace– 5 official victories

Biography• Born on February

13, 1923• Graduated from

high school• Fighter pilot – the

WW2• Test pilot• Commander• Retired since 1975

Career achievements• First American

„ace a day“• 111/2 official

victories• First

supersonic flight• Brigadier general• Vice-commander of

the 17th Air Force

Supersonic flight• 14 October, 1947• Broke the sound

barrier• Bell X-1

– rocket engine– „Glamorous

Glennis“by his wife

• Nick: Mr. Supersonic

Physical appearance

Personality characteristics

• Brave, crazy• Self-confident• Modest

• Leadership

Interests & hobbies• Fishing• Hunting• Horse riding• Planes

Closure

• moved the limits of aircraft research• not known very well

Sources

Websites• Wikipedia.org• Military.cz• Aerospaceweb.org• Historyplace.com• Chuckyeager.com• Chuckyeager.org

Book• Airplanes