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121 Yeager, Charles Elwood (Chuck)
(р. 1923) Йегер, Чарлз Элвуд (Чак)Летчик, первый человек, преодолевший на самолете звуковой барьер. Служил в авиации с 1941; совершил 64 боевых вылета и сбил 13 самолетов противника. После войны был инструктором и летчиком-испытателем. 14 октября 1947, совершая полет на экспериментальном самолете "Белл XS-1" [Bell XS-1, "Glamorous Glennis"], преодолел на высоте 12,8 тыс. м звуковой барьер и установил мировой рекорд скорости - 1066 км/час. В 1953 на самолете X-1A совершил полет со скоростью 2660 км/ч. В 1975 вышел в отставку в звании бригадного генерала [ Brigadier General]. Автор воспоминаний. Избран в Национальную галерею славы авиации [National Aviation Hall of Fame], его имя внесено в "Книгу рекордов Гиннесса"English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Yeager, Charles Elwood (Chuck)
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122 BG
воен., сокр. от Brigadier GeneralEnglish-Russian Dictionary of Military Terms and Abbreviations > BG
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123 brevet
['brevɪt] 1. сущ.1) воен. внеочередное звание ( без изменения оклада)2) авиа пилотское свидетельство2. гл.He has been breveted a brigadier general. — Ему досрочно было присвоено звание бригадного генерала.
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124 Brig. Gen.
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125 BG
BG, battle group————————BG, beach group————————BG, blast gauge————————BG, Brigadier GeneralEnglish-Russian dictionary of planing, cross-planing and slotting machines > BG
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126 BGEN
BGEN, Brigadier GeneralEnglish-Russian dictionary of planing, cross-planing and slotting machines > BGEN
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127 BGS
BGS, Бр Brigadier, General StaffEnglish-Russian dictionary of planing, cross-planing and slotting machines > BGS
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128 BRIGGEN
BRIGGEN, Brigadier GeneralEnglish-Russian dictionary of planing, cross-planing and slotting machines > BRIGGEN
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