This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/28/2021
Offered is a signed scale model of the X-1 Rocket Research Plane used by test pilot legend Chuck Yeager to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947. The flight took place 43,000 feet above the high desert of California's Muroc Air Base, which is now known as Edwards Air Force Base. Yeager has signed boldly on the Bell aircraft's right wing. The plane and the breaking of the sound barrier was immortalized in the book and film The Right Stuff, which recounted how Yeager had injured his ribs in a horseback riding accident prior to the flight. Even though he didn't have full use of his right arm refused to miss a shot at testing a new plane, and had to have his fellow pilot and flight engineer Jack Ridley improvise a solution. Without the full use of the arm, it would be impossible to seal himself into the tiny X-1 cockpit. Ridley quietly provided a length of broom handle that Yeager was able to use to close the hatch without difficulty. Accompanied by a COA from Beckett Authentic. The plane stands 7 inches tall and is 11 inches wide. Near Mint condition.