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In early 1982, Yeager set a new women's speed record for the 2,000-kilometer closed course and in the fall of 1984 using the VariEze, she set the open-distance record of 2,427.1 statute miles. [5] [6] Despite having the same last name, Jeana Yeager is not related to fellow aviator and test pilot General Chuck Yeager. [7]
Some of the "women roles" that followed The Stunt Man included the horror movie The Entity (1982); Philip Kaufman's The Right Stuff (1983), in which she played Glennis Yeager, wife of test pilot Chuck Yeager; and The Natural (1984), in which she shot Robert Redford's character, inspired by a real-life incident where Ruth Ann Steinhagen shot ...
Yeager, Chuck, Bob Cardenas, Bob Hoover, Jack Russell and James Young The Quest for Mach One: A First-Person Account of Breaking the Sound Barrier New York: Penguin Studio, 1997 ISBN 0-670-87460-4 Yeager, Chuck and Leo Janos, Yeager: An Autobiography New York: Bantam, 1985 ISBN 978-0-553-25674-1
The Right Stuff is a 1983 American epic historical drama film written and directed by Philip Kaufman and based on the 1979 book of the same name by Tom Wolfe.The film follows the Navy, Marine, and Air Force test pilots who were involved in aeronautical research at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as well as the Mercury Seven, the seven military pilots who were selected to be the astronauts ...
All much to the chagrin of program commandant Chuck Yeager, who viewed Dwight as an unqualified annoyance foisted on him — as Yeager suggested in his own autobiography and Tom Wolfe ...
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (born February 13, 1923) is a retired Brigadier-General in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot. In 1947, he, at age 24, became the first pilot to travel faster than sound in level flight and ascent. His career began in World War II as a private in the U.S. Army Air Forces.
"The Brutalist," starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, and Guy Pearce, is 3 hours and 35 minutes.. Over the last few years, blockbusters have become longer and longer. Three-hour movies are ...
Hilary Swank celebrated the holidays with her little ones by her side.. On Sunday, Dec. 29, the actress, 50, shared a rare shot on Instagram showing one of her young twins as they stand together ...