Originally Posted by
Drum
Having met both, I would say unequivocally R.A. "Bob" Hoover was probably one of the best ever. Not Yeager.
Hoover was a low key guy. He did some amazing things - you won't hear about most. Chuck was right place right time. Never going to take that mach 1.0 away from him though.
Chuck would have never survived transonic flight with out Bob's brilliance.