[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 736 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 736

       Honoring the 60th anniversary of the aeronautics research 
   accomplishments embodied in ``the breaking of the sound barrier''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 12, 2007

  Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Udall of 
 Colorado, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
  McCarthy of California, Mr. Rahall, and Mrs. Capito) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science 
                             and Technology

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Honoring the 60th anniversary of the aeronautics research 
   accomplishments embodied in ``the breaking of the sound barrier''.

Whereas the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and its 
        successor agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
        (NASA), developed and sustained the world's preeminent aeronautics 
        research program after NACA's formation in 1915;
Whereas the speed of sound once presented a seemingly impenetrable and dangerous 
        barrier to piloted flight;
Whereas NACA, the U.S. Air Force, and Bell Aircraft undertook a joint project to 
        develop and test the X-1 aircraft and achieve piloted supersonic flight;
Whereas on the morning of October 14, 1947, an X-1 aircraft piloted by Captain 
        Charles ``Chuck'' Yeager was dropped from a B-29 carrier aircraft and 
        ``broke the sound barrier'' and achieved supersonic flight for the first 
        time in history;
Whereas this flight provided proof of the feasibility of piloted supersonic 
        flight, and delivered the data required to improve high speed 
        performance and develop technologies for advanced supersonic aircraft; 
        and
Whereas subsequent X-plane aeronautics research projects have built on the 
        historic accomplishments of the X-1 aircraft and achieved advances in a 
        wide range of aeronautics research areas: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes and honors the contributions of the 
        scientists and engineers of NACA and its partners who pioneered 
        the technologies to enable supersonic flight;
            (2) recognizes and honors the bravery of Charles Yeager, 
        and the bravery of the many other test pilots who, sometimes at 
        the cost of their lives, enabled the aeronautics developments 
        that made that first supersonic flight possible; and
            (3) recognizes the importance of strong and robust 
        aeronautics research activities to the well being of America.
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