Chuck Yeager died

That's a shame...I remember reading about him testing some 'bullet cars' in either Guinness or a set of classroom Encyclopedia's and thinking he was the coolest thing ever. He was usually my go to topic for school reports in elementary/middle school.
 
Rocket Boys was a great book. Thanks for that link.

Homer Hickam was the designer of the Corps of Cadets cannon "Skipper", and is the second coolest graduate from Virginia Tech.
 
I read his book about 2 years ago, it's amazing what he did and what he got away with. He was almost court marshalled for shooting a gov't horse with a machine gun. It was a great read (the best part was the book had been signed by Chuck).
 


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