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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #40087 Short Chuck Yeager

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In 1947, the aviator with the right stuff, Chuck Yeager, hopped aboard his EX1 and with a giant wound, broke the sound barrier. Over the next 21 years, the X series of experimental aircraft took test pilots higher and faster than they have ever flown, gathering data on the effects of altitude and speed at the edge of the Earth's atmosphere. By the time the last X15 aircraft flew its final run in 1968, the way was paved for another era of flight and for journeys across the atmospheric divide into space.

What was the significant achievement of Chuck Yeager in 1947?

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He was the first pilot to fly into space. He designed the EX1 experimental aircraft. He became the first pilot to break the sound barrier. He set a new altitude record for manned flight.

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What was the significant achievement of Chuck Yeager in 1947?

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A.I. Explanation:

Option 1: "He was the first pilot to fly into space."

Option 2: "He designed the EX1 experimental aircraft."

Option 3: "He became the first pilot to break the sound barrier."

Option 4: "He set a new altitude record for manned flight."