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gptkbp:instanceOf
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aviator
test pilot
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:USAF
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
NASA
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Silver Star
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gptkbp:born
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February 13, 1923
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Susan_Yeager
gptkb:Don_Yeager
gptkb:Scott_Yeager
Mimi Yeager
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gptkbp:depictedIn
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The Right Stuff (book)
The Right Stuff (film)
Chuck_Yeager:_The_Biography
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gptkbp:died
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December 7, 2020
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:West_Virginia_University
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work."
"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."
"It’s not the plane, it’s the pilot."
"You can't think about speed. You have to think about flying."
I_was_just_a_kid_from_a_small_town_in_West_Virginia.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Chuck Yeager
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gptkbp:influenced
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future generations of pilots
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Robert_A._Heinlein
gptkb:Chuck_Yeager's_Flying_Circus
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gptkbp:knownFor
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breaking the sound barrier
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
Brigadier General
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First person to break the sound barrier
Test pilot for various aircraft
Test_pilot_for_the_X-1_rocket_plane
World_War_II_combat_pilot
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gptkbp:notableGames
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gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:Bell_X-1
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:California
gptkb:West_Virginia
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Glennis_Yeager
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gptkbp:website
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chuckyeager.com
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