AVweb Rewind: 75th Anniversary of Chuck Yeager’s Mach 1 Flight

Today, Oct. 14, is the 75th anniversary of Chuck Yeager's landmark supersonic flight in the Bell X-1. The flight occurred over what is now Edwards Air Force Base but what was a windblown and desolate Lake Muroc, California. In this video, AVweb's Paul Bertorelli takes a deep dive into the aircraft, its systems and operation.