Chalmers Goodlin Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Chalmers Hubert Goodlin (January 2, 1923 – October 20, 2005) was the second test pilot of the Bell X-1 supersonic rocket plane, and the first to operate the craft in powered flight (the others having been glide tests). He was the pilot of the project's second plane, and nearly broke the sound barrier.
An American citizen, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force early in 1941.
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Original civilian test pilot of Bell Aircraft Company's X-1 experimental aircraft, which would eventually break the sound barrier. When he demanded $150,000 for his services, the US Air Force took over the project and chose Chuck Yeager as its test pilot.
$600,000