Chuck Yeager sues Airbus for writing “Yeager broke the sound barrier”
by Timothy B. Lee from Ars Technica - All content on (#4R00T)
Enlarge / Chuck Yeager in 2015. (credit: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CMHOF)
In 2017, Airbus published a promotional article promoting an Airbus helicopter.
"Seventy years ago, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier," said Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus Helicopters. "We're trying to break the cost barrier. It cannot be 'speed at any cost.'"
The 96-year-old Yeager wasn't happy. Last week, he filed a lawsuit in federal court, arguing that Airbus had infringed his rights by using his name without permission.
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