L'homme que l'histoire a oublié au mur du son

Des mois après Chuck Yeager, le pilote de la NACA Herbert Hoover devint le premier civil à franchir le mur du son — et puis l'histoire l'oublia.

The Air Race That Built the Spitfire

The Air Race That Built the Spitfire

Before the Spitfire, before the Battle of Britain, there was a series of air races over water — gaudy, dangerous, and watched by hundreds of thousands. The Schneider Trophy looked like pure spectacle. In fact, it was quietly forging the engine and the designer...