It’s the plane — and the pilot — that changed the face of aviation. In 1947, a pilot made an attempt to do the impossible: fly faster than the speed of sound. Get the full fascinating story in Breaking the Sound Barrier, tonight at 8 PM on Smithsonian Channel. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

On this day in 1947 Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in level flight at Muroc Dry Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base), Calif. See photos of his flying suit here --> http://bit.ly/2CAxXmu #airhistory #avgeek | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

95K views · 1.2K reactions | Have you ever watched an aircraft fly overhead, and a few seconds after it passes, you hear the roar of the jet engines cutting through the skies? Those aircraft just broke the sound barrier, but what does that really mean? Check out today's epic new video to find out. | The Infographics Show | Facebook