The first man to break the sound barrier was Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager.

第一个突破音障的人是伊格尔。

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In 1997 at Black Rock Desert, Nevada, he drove Thrust SSC to become the first person to break the sound barrier in a car and set the existing land-speed record of 763mph.

1997年在内华达州黑岩沙漠，他驾驶“推进”号超音速车成为突破汽车音障的第一人，并创下目前时速763英里的地面速度记录。

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Starting with the invention of the bicycle, going on to sports cars, cars with jet engines, rocket-powered cars, attempts to break the sound barrier, and rocket-engine airplanes.

从发明自行车开始，一直到赛车，喷气发动机汽车，火箭动力汽车，尝试突破声障和火箭动力飞机。

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SNECMA, relied on an after-burner to generate the acceleration needed for takeoff and to break the sound barrier.

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His SpaceShipOne has flown to the top of the atmosphere and last year became the first privately built aircraft to break the sound barrier.

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In 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier as she piloted a North American F-86 Canadair over Rogers Dry Lake, California.

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