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One of the United States' greatest daredevils of the sky, Chuck Yeager died on Monday evening. He was 97. The Air Force test pilot made history as the first person to break the sound barrier, flying at 660 miles an hour on October 14th, 1947. Not content to stop there, Yeager went on to break other speed records, including flying a Bell X-1A rocket plane at 1,612 mph in 1953. However, Yeager became well-known to the general public only after Tom Wolfe's 'The Right Stuff' was published in 1979. According to Gizmodo, Ret. Brigadier General Chuck Yeager is survived by his wife, Victoria Yeager.
The Union Jack flag flies at half-mast at Buckingham Palace, following the announcement of the death of Prince Philip at the age of 99. IMAGES
Los Angeles, Feb 10 (EFE/EPA).- Porn mogul and defender of free of speech Larry Flynt died Wednesday in Los Angeles aged 78, according to US media reports.The Washington Post, CNN and NBC were among those citing confirmations from various close family members.Flynt founded the pornographic magazine "Hustler," with which he started a business empire in the adult entertainment industry and a career throughout which he staunchly advocated for and pushed the boundaries of free speech, defended lawsuits, was imprisoned for contempt, and survived an assassination attempt. (Camera: ETIENNE LAURENT). SHOT LIST: HUSTLER CASINO, LARRY FLYNT'S HANDPRINTS IN FRONT OF HIS HUSTLER SHOP, AND FLYNT'S HUSTLER SHOP IN HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, US.
Music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector died has died in prison. He was 80. CNN reports the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Spector had died of natural causes on Saturday. The medical examiner for the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office will determine an official cause of death at a later date. Spector was sentenced to 19 years to life for fatally shooting actress Lana Clarkson. The Bronx, New York native produced recordings by The Beatles, Cher, the Ramones, and Ike and Tina Turner.
Phnom Penh, Sep 2 (EFE/EPA).- Kaing Guek Eav, or Duch, died Wednesday aged 77 in Cambodia, where in 2010 he became the first person convicted of crimes during the Khmer Rouge rule tried in an international court.Duch, the head of the Pol Pot regime's S-21 security prison, passed away at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh at 12:52 p.m. (17.52 GMT Tuesday) while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. Neth Pheaktra, a court spokesman, reported on Twitter. (Camera: KITH SEREY). SHOT LIST: THE KHMER SOVIET FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL WHERE THE KHMER ROUGE COMMANDER KNOWN AS 'COMRADE DUCH' DIED, IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA.
15 years ago, the Veyron 16.4 was the first series production car to break the 400 km/h barrier. 407 km/h. With a series production car. This had never been achieved before. Exactly 15 years ago, Bugatti was the first series manufacturer to achieve this record, which still stands today, with the Veyron 16.4. The French luxury manufacturer of hyper sports cars had achieved one of the development goals that it had set for itself, something that the public believed to be unachievable.The first hyper sports car was designed for a power output of over 1,000 PS, to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in under 3 seconds, and to drive faster than 406 km/h. It was powered by an engine completely developed from scratch: W16 with 16 cylinders, with a displacement of 8.0 litres, and four turbochargers. The 1,001 PS output and 1,250 newton metres of torque were distributed by a newly developed, seven-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) to a permanent all-wheel drive. The Veyron 16.4 accelerated from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds. No other series production vehicle could accelerate that fast in 2005. The hyper sports car reached a speed of 200 km/h in 7.3 seconds, and 300 km/h in 16.7 seconds. However, the main development goal was the top speed of 407 km/h. No other series production vehicle had been able to break the magical 400 km/h barrier before. The ingenious engineer and the driving force behind Bugatti, Ferdinand Karl Piëch, developed the legendary Porsche 917. The racing car had won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time for Porsche in the 1960s and drove with a top speed of 406 km/h on the Hunaudières Straight. The Veyron was to drive even faster.
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