Heavy rain and winds from Tropical Storm Hilary only briefly interrupted operations at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., but an assessment has yet to be made of the storm's effect on the dry lakebeds that serve as runways for test aircraft.
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager died Dec. 7, at age 97. Yeager was a World War II fighter ace and most widely remembered as the first man to fly through Mach 1—the speed of sound—in 1947. He tested numerous research aircraft ...
